The chef’s surprise. This summer, FC Barcelona made a transfer that almost no one saw coming. In the greatest secrecy, the Culés conducted negotiations to secure the services of Roony Bardghji. Many imagined the Swede settling down at FC Porto, which had made it his priority. Olympique de Marseille, very interested, could also have welcomed him. But these clubs were no match for the Catalans, who made his arrival official on July 14. “FC Barcelona and FC Copenhagen have reached an agreement for the transfer of Roony Bardghji. The winger has signed a four-year contract, until June 30, 2029.could we read in the press release concerning this €2 million operation. At the end of his contract in December 2025 in Denmark, the native of Kuwait City made his dream come true by signing for FCB.
A dream come true at Barça
“Playing for Barça has been a dream since I was little. As a child, I watched Barça matches with my father. We have always been supporters of the team. I am very proud to be here. I worked hard to get here and I succeeded, but it’s only the beginning. My dream is to win all the titles with Barça: the Champions League, La Liga…” And contrary to what was announced, namely that he was initially going to play with the Blaugrana reserves, the player born in 2005 announced that he had signed to play with the A team. “I don’t think I would have signed here if I had to play for the B team. I played over 100 matches for the first team, and I would not have agreed to go to a youth team. It’s an invention on your part. That’s not true.” Determined to find a place despite the competition, Bardghji was rather interesting during the pre-season, particularly against Vissel Kobe.
A scorer, he impressed everyone both with his physical skills after a major injury last year and with his ability to adapt and play between the lines. His attitude and naturalness also won over the group where he found his place. “The locker room is like a family. I never felt like that in the other clubs where I played. Many grew up together and played together in the lower categories. We don’t always have a group of friends we’re with, but everyone gets along well.”the Swede recently admitted. But Hansi Flick made it clear during the summer by ensuring that his recruit will have to stick together and show good things to hope to gain playing time. A little more than 4 months after his arrival, where is he? For the moment, the German has only used it 9 times in all competitions for a total playing time of 195 minutes. Which is skinny.
Bardghji plays very little
Ineligible for the first La Liga match of the season against Mallorca (August 16), Roony Bardghji was not in the squad against Levante (August 23) and Rayo Vallecano (August 31). Starting on the right wing during the 6-0 defeat against Valencia FC on September 14 (45 minutes played), he followed up with a 14-minute entry into play against Getafe (September 21). On the bench without coming into play against Oviedo (September 25), he was used 5 times in La Liga, including once as a starter against Real Sociedad (58 minutes played, September 28). This is his last start in the league, since he followed up with 4 appearances before being on the bench without playing in the last 3 matches (against Celta de Vigo, Athletic Bilbao and Alavés). In the Champions League, he was on the field twice (15 minutes against Olympiakos and 7 minutes against Club Bruges) in the 5 matches. He was not used against Newcastle, PSG and Chelsea. In the last 4 outings in all competitions for FC Barcelona, the summer recruit did not play (0 minutes).
His last match dates back to November 5 in the Champions League (7 minutes). A difficult situation to experience for the young footballer, who came to live his dream in Catalonia. Recently, Sport has suggested that several clubs, including FC Porto and Stuttgart, have positioned themselves to obtain a loan during the winter transfer window. But the winger of Syrian origin spoke about it during an interview with the Swedish media Fotbolskanalen. “That’s what the media are writing. But I get along really well and have a great relationship with Hansi, who is a great coach. He and the club trust me, and that is very important for me. I feel great. I am progressing every day and learning a lot. I’m getting a lot of playing time, so I’m excited. I am patient. I’ve been here three or four months.” Impressed by his teammate Pedri and marked by his meeting with Lionel Messi, the player, whose competitor is Lamine Yamal and who hopes to play Tuesday against Atlético, must be patient at FC Barcelona. More than a club in the end for Roony Bardghji.
