Man City dealt big blow in £60m-move for Barcelona's Dani Olmo

Manchester City will be gnashing their teeth as they receive a bitter pill that will be hard to swallow from Barcelona midfielder Dani Olmo’s camp.

Olmo’s agent has addressed rumours that Manchester City want to sign the midfielder from Barcelona for £60m.

The attacking midfielder’s agent has responded to transfer talk amid claims Pep Guardiola dreams of signing £60m Barcelona star for Man City in the summer.

Dani Olmo for Barcelona — Olmo has scored 11 goals and assisted seven in his first season for Barcelona, and helped the team win La Liga and the Copa del Rey(Image credit: Getty Images)

Man City are reportedly interested in signing the sensational former RB Leipzig midfielder during the summer in their quest to replace the departing Kevin De Bruyne.

Reports earlier in the week indicated that City boss Guardiola “dreams” of bringing the 29-year-old to the Premier League as he continues the search for a new attacking midfielder.

However, Olmo’s agent has quashed all the rumours, stating that the player is happy at Barcelona.

Olmo’s agent Andy Vara told Sky Germany:

“We’re not talking to any other club. Dani is very happy at Barcelona right now, he’s winning titles there and he’s in a great team.

“The rumours aren’t true. Although, of course, you never know what the future holds.”

The Spain international’s stay with the Catalan giants, Barcelona, had been surrounded by “player registration” issues, forcing him to miss games in January.

However, the initial scare of not being able to register the player, those problems have now been temporarily put on hold in the second half of the season – waiting to be addressed, possibly after the season ends.

Despite being sidelined for most of the season, either through injuries or registration issues, Olmo has scored 11 goals and assisted seven in his first season in Catalonia, and helped the team win La Liga and the Copa del Rey.

With Barcelona already clinching the La Liga title, with two games against Villarreal and Athletic Club still to play this season, Olmo will aim to prove his long-term value to the club.