Winner of the Liga, the King's Cup and the Spanish Super Cup this season, FC Barcelona has great ambitions for next year. The elimination at the gates of the Champions League final, after a double epic confrontation against Inter Milan, left a taste for unfinished in the Blaugranas, which intend to strengthen during the summer transfer window to return even stronger in 2025-2026.
If the signature of Joan Garcia, the goalkeeper of Espanyol (24), would already be an almost closed affair, Barça is mainly looking for offensive reinforcements. Deco, the sports director of the Catalan club, publicly announced his interest in two players, Marcus Rashford and Luis Diaz, but none of these files is yet very advanced. Worse, the FCB would have learned very bad news from England.
Determined to accelerate for the recruitment of the Colombian winger, the Barcelona leaders would have officially contacted their English counterparts. But according to The Athleticthe latter would not be open to negotiations at all. Even against a check for 85 million euros, the amount mentioned for this operation. The Reds would have explained to the Catalan staff that the 28-year-old was not transferable.
Barça takes a big stop
Currently under contract until 2027 with the LFC, Luis Diaz comes out of a rather convincing exercise with 17 goals and 8 assists in 50 matches. All crowned with a title in the Premier League. If his refusal to extend on the side of Anfield is seen as a desire on his part to rally Barça, the Liverpuldian decision -makers would not want to offer him an exit voucher and would always count on him, his manager Arne Slot in mind.
This categorical refusal is a big blow for FC Barcelona. Deco will have to quickly activate new tracks to satisfy the coach Blaugrana Hansi Flick who, if he is already provided in attack with players like Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski, will need reinforcements to confirm the domination of his team on the Spanish scene. And get a new continental star.
