With Barcelona looking out for a brand new right-back heading into the summer season switch window, a few gamers from La Liga have been touted as attainable targets.
A kind of gamers believed to be on the Blaugrana’s agenda is RCD Espanyol teenager Omar El Hilali.
The 21-year-old right-back has already turned down Barcelona twice in his youth profession in favour of their native rivals and has now established himself as a first-team common for Espanyol.
Along with his progress catching Barça’s eye, it seems that Deco & co. are contemplating a summer season transfer for El Hilali, who has a €15 million launch clause in his contract.
Omar El Hilali addresses rumours
Now, talking in an interview with Mundo Deportivo, El Hilali has addressed the speculations linking him to Barcelona.
The 21-year-old right-back didn’t definitively rule out a transfer to Espanyol’s bitter rivals however as a substitute acknowledged that his brokers will deal with no matter gives and proposals he receives.
Omar El Hilali has been linked with Barcelona. (Picture by Alex Caparros/Getty Photos)
“This information has reached me by buddies, who ship it to you and so forth. Simply as I haven’t obtained something about this one, I haven’t obtained any of the others which have come out,” stated El Hilali.
“Every thing that is available in, my brokers are those who’ve to guage it, and that’s why they’ve their job. And, from then on, no matter has to occur will occur at that second,” he added.
On being requested if his €15 million launch clause is simply too excessive or too low, El Hilali replied:
“It appears lots to me (laughs). It’s a determine I’ve by no means heard in my life. You might by no means say {that a} membership would pay that for you.
“However nicely, if a membership pays it I suppose it’s as a result of they actually need you and since they really feel you possibly can match into their scheme. From there, it’s as much as Espanyol and my brokers to evaluate what is available in.”