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title: "Liverpool face tough competition from United and more for Olmo"
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author: "Ryan Darby"
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published: "2019-07-02T16:30:46Z"
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# Liverpool face tough competition from United and more for Olmo

Liverpool will face stiff competition in their pursuit of Spanish U21 international Dani Olmo, with Manchester United making a €40 million move to sign the player.

[According to reports in Croatia, as relayed by Spanish outlet AS](https://en.as.com/en/2019/07/02/football/1562078555_527090.html), a host of clubs, including Chelsea, Arsenal, Bayern, Dortmund and PSG have joined the Reds in their pursuit of the player.

Reports have claimed that it is United though, who have made the first move, with the player the subject of a €40 million offer to join Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side.

There is also believed to be interest from La Liga in the player, with Atletico Madrid. Valencia, Real Betis and Sevilla all mentioned in the report.

Olmo left Barcelona at a young age to pursue first-team football and is now flourishing.

![Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2019/07/1152964377.jpg)

His impressive performances at the U21 European Championships have sparked plenty of interest in his services from around the continent.

The 21-year-old even managed to get himself on the scoresheet as Spain beat Germany 2-1 in the final.