Arsenal are reportedly among the clubs circling for the potential transfer of Barcelona attacking midfielder Dani Olmo.

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However, Manchester City have already started work on trying to win the race for the Spain international with an initial offer in the region of £87m, according to Fichajes.

Olmo is a hugely important player for Barcelona, with eight goals and six assists in all competitions this season, so it’s not clear if they’ll let him go.

According to Fichajes, Arsenal are aware that it could be tricky persuading Barca to sell Olmo, but it seems City are doing their best to push for this deal as they’re eager to sign the 27-year-old as a replacement for Bernardo Silva.

Dani Olmo to replace Bernardo Silva at Manchester City?

Olmo makes sense as an ideal signing for City right now as Silva will be leaving the Etihad Stadium at the end of his contract this summer.

Still, Arsenal could also surely benefit from bringing in a player of this kind of profile, with Martin Odegaard badly out of form this season and struggling to stay fit.

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