What Liverpool are really thinking about triggering Dani Olmo’s release clause before it expires on Monday

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With the Euros and Copa America soon coming to a close, Liverpool supporters will be expecting some movement in the transfer window.

The Reds have so far kept themselves to themselves in the open market this summer.

Although they’d have usually done some business by now, Liverpool have instead allowed Arne Slot to get acclimatised to his current players at the AXA Training Centre.

With the two tournaments ongoing, any plans Liverpool may have had would likely have been pushed back slightly anyway.

However, with both the Euros and Copa America now into the final, the Reds may finally start looking to add to their first-team squad.

Dani Olmo release clause set to end

Slot’s squad is currently very well stocked. Jurgen Klopp has left Liverpool in a good place to challenge for honours once again next season.

Despite that, there have been claims that there could be one or two new arrivals at Anfield this summer.

One rumour has been that Liverpool are interested in signing Dani Olmo from RB Leipzig. The Spaniard has a £50m release clause woven into his contract.

Just as was the case with Dominik Szoboszlai last season though, Olmo’s exit clause will not be valid for the whole of the summer.

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According to The Mirror, the 26-year-old will only be get-able for a set price up until Monday July 15th, the day after the Euro 2024 final.

With the deadline coming up, they claim that Olmo is likely to be signed by a new club before it passes.

There are said to be clubs from England and Spain hovering to trigger the clause, after a ‘series of background discussions’ since the end of last season.

Liverpool reportedly will not be one of those interested teams, though. The Mirror claim that the Reds are ‘unlikely’ to move to sign Olmo before next week.

Fabrizio Romano says Dani Olmo clause will be extended

Olmo has been excellent for Spain at Euro 2024. The Leipzig man is joint top scorer and could yet end up winning the tournament with La Roja.

With Liverpool on the lookout for a forward, you could see why Olmo would have caught their eye.

And, as it turns out, it seems as though the Reds will have a little more time to weigh up whether or not to trigger his release clause.

Taking to his Daily Briefing on Thursday morning, journalist Fabrizio Romano reports that Olmo’s clause will be extended until Saturday, July 20th.

“From what I’m told, there is an important detail on Olmo’s €60m release clause,” he says. “The plan was for the clause to run until Monday 15th July, but if the Spanish national team were to reach the final of the Euros, it would then run for five more days.”

Let’s see if the extra time changes Liverpool’s mind at all.