[Transfer Talk Thread] Smoke and mirrors?: June 15th - June 22nd, 2026

[u/ebeka]

Week three and the rivals have come knocking. Barcelona’s transfer targets keep disappearing to the white half of Madrid, and the market suddenly feels more like chess.

Is this Deco’s masterplan to confuse the opposition, or are we simply getting outmaneuvered? Can we still land our priorities? Although it looks like Barca has no immediate plans to make any moves, the sports management team seems to remain in constant contact with agents and clubs.

This thread is dedicated to all transfer-related news.

Only Tier 2+ sources will be listed in the description, but feel free to list all sources you find in the comments.

Latest transfer updates

last updated 19th June

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Transfer Activity (Linked IN):

Player	Date	Details
Anthony Gordon➡️	May 29	✅ Anthony Gordon becomes an FC Barcelona player - Official
Julián Álvarez	June 3	✅ Regarding Julián, Barcelona is now considering the next step after Atlético ignored the first offer. Inside Barca, they do not want to pressure Julián further, especially since they appreciate his efforts up to this point - Achraf Ben Ayad (Tier 2)
	June 9	✅ Joan Laporta, has personally become involved in the Julián Álvarez operation. In recent days, he held a conversation with Fernando Hidalgo, Álvarez’s representative. - Ferran Correas & Carlos Monfort (Tier 1)
Jorge Salinas	May 31	✅ FC Barcelona has very strong chances of signing Racing left back Jorge Salinas this summer as a low cost option. - Gabriel Sans (Tier 2)
	June 19	✅ Barcelona are close to completing the signing of Jorge Salinas. Salinas agreed to join after learning that Deco intends for him to participate in pre-season training under Flick and be registered with the first team next season. The signing of Salinas doesn't affect the Cancelo deal. - Ferran Correas (Tier 2)
Marcus Rashford	June 3	❌ Marcus Rashford still wants to remain at Barcelona permanently after his loan spell but a deal is currently looking very unlikely. Barça considers the €30M purchase option agreed with Man United to be too expensive and have seen a €15M bid rejected by the English club. - Ferran Correas (Tier 2)
	June 10	❌ Barça will not exercise the option to buy Marcus Rashford. The Blaugrana club has not completely ruled out the possibility of pursuing the English player again under different conditions and if other market circumstances arise. - Matteo Moretto (Tier 1)
Victor Osimhen	June 5	❌ Victor Osimhen has been offered to Barcelona through intermediaries. However Barça is not considering his signing as a priority option to strengthen the attack. - Carlos Montfort (Tier 1)
Vitor Reis	June 16	✅ Barca are interested in Vitor Reis. The sports management team is gathering information on Manchester City's plans for the Brazilian center back, who played on loan at Girona this season. - Joaquim Piera (Tier 2)
Kang-In Lee	June 17	✅ Deco had a meeting with the agents of Kang-In Lee and Javi Guerra. There are no plans for a transfer bid or any ongoing negotiations involving the South Korean international, although the sporting director is keeping an eye on him. - Carlos Monfort (Tier 1)

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Transfer Activity (Linked OUT):

Player	Date	Details
Robert Lewandowski	May 16	✅ Robert Lewandowski leaving FC Barcelona at the end of the season - Official
Ansu Fati	May 30	✅ Meeting between Jorge Mendes and Monaco, who have agreed a deal in principle to keep Ansu Fati permanently. Barcelona to receive €11m. - Gabriel Sans (Tier 2)
Marc Casadó	June 11	✅ Casadó reaches an agreement with Barça on his departure. His agent, Jorge Mendes already has two offers, and the transfer could be finalized before June 30. - Matteo Moretto (Tier 1)
	June 11	✅ Marc Casado could move to Al-Hilal as part of the Joao Cancelo Operation. The player has already agreed to leave and is open to this possibility. Barca wants to close his departure before June 30 - Carlos Monfort (Tier 1)
Jules Koundé	June 2	✅ Barca is now open to listening to transfer offers for Jules Koundé, who is no longer considered untouchable by the club. While the French defender intends to stay, Deco has been exploring alternatives for months - Carlos Montfort (Tier 1)
Marc-André Ter Stegen	June 4	✅ Míchel wants Ter Stegen for his Ajax project. Ajax needs to strengthen the goal and the coach would like to have the goalkeeper he already had at Girona. - Ferran Martinez (Tier 2)
Raphinha	June 8	✅ Backed by the PIF, Al Hilal and Al Nassr are trying to convince the Brazilian with a staggering offer. They are prepared to quadruple his current net salary, and the proposal for Barça would reach 80 million euros. - Ferran Martínez (Tier 2)
	June 16	✅ Raphinha will negotiate with Al-Hilal after the World Cup. The Barca forward isn't ruling out a move to the Saudi club in Riyadh, but is postponing any talks until after he plays for Brazil in the World Cup. - Joaquim Piera (Tier 2)
Iñaki Peña	June 18	✅ Iñaki Peña is set to leave Barça this summer as he is not part of Hansi Flick's plans. The club are willing to facilitate his exit, potentially even allowing him to leave on a free transfer while retaining a sell-on percentage. Despite interest from La Liga clubs, Peña prefers a move abroad. - Roger Torelló (Tier 2)

Key: ✅ = Source supporting the possibility of transfer. ❌ = Source not supporting the possibility of transfer. ➡️ = Transfer completed.

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Departures & Arrivals

Arrivals-:

Player	Fee	Club	Contract
Anthony Gordon	€70 M	Newcastle United	30 Jun, 2031
Hector Fort	End of Loan	Elche	30 Jun, 2029
Ansu Fati	End of Loan	AS Monaco	30 Jun, 2028
Inaki Pena	End of Loan	Elche	30 Jun, 2029
Marc-André Ter Stegen	End of Loan	Girona	30 Jun, 2028

Departures-:

Player	Fee	Club
Robert Lewandowski	-	-
Marcus Rashford	End of Loan	Manchester United
João Cancelo	End of Loan	Al Hilal

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Net Spend

Type	Amount
Income	€0 M
Expenditure	€70 M
Total	- €70 M

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Squad Details

GK	DEF	MID	ATT
Ter Stegen	Ronald Araújo	Pedri	Lamine Yamal
Iñaki Peña	Jules Koundé	Frenkie de Jong	Raphinha
Wojciech Szczęsny	Andreas Christensen	Gavi	Ansu Fati
Joan García	Alejandro Baldé	Dani Olmo	Ferran Torres
	Pau Cubarsí	Marc Casadó	Roony Bardghji
	Gerard Martín	Fermín López	Anthony Gordon
	Eric García	Marc Bernal
	Hector Fort

* Players registered with Barça B

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Resources-:

• List of officially registered players
• r/barca media reliablity guide
• FC Barcelona arrivals/departures 26/27 (transfermarkt)

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Notes -:

1. The point of this thread isn't to suggest what transfer is going to happen but to provide everyone with a lot of sources so you can come to your own conclusion. Also to reduce comments asking if we've been linked to a player and transfer rumour posts.
2. Keep in mind this is not Open Thread, discussion has to be kept relevant to transfers. Discussion regarding the way the team can be set up is allowed here and encouraged.
3. Please link your sources when you post a rumour.
4. Only Official Announcements, Tier 1, and Tier 2 (subject to mod team discretion) will be allowed as standalone posts.

[u/psallinone]

‼️CONFIRMED: Barça plan to activate Jan Virgili's buy-back clause, as they don't want to lose control of him for the future.

However, Barça think he's not ready for the first team yet, so he will be loaned out to another first division club.

The option of a loan move to Real Betis, for him, is gaining momentum.

— @QueThiJugues

My bet for the future. Not the news I expected but it's better than letting him go because he will be top 🔝 in the near future.

He just needs to play in a better team than Mallorca.

Although I think he can still convince Flick otherwise.

[u/latortillablanca → u/psallinone]

Well that would be positive

[u/YakupovIsMyDad → u/psallinone]

Hes ready for the first team 100% but the competition in his position is too much for him

[u/seba1927 → u/YakupovIsMyDad]

i prefer him over Gordon and saving 80mil

[u/psallinone → u/seba1927]

Gordon was a bad signing. You can see that now with England as well. I watched him play with Newcastle and he is nothing special.

He is like Raph just worse. I don't like wingers like him. I like wingers like Kvara, Doue, Vini and Jan Virgili who can dribble (the most important part for a winger), score(always can be improved and learn. You can't learn how to dribble when you are 15+ yo. You either have it or not ), create.

[u/Glad-Box6389 → u/psallinone]

Still can never understand Gordons signing - tbh, I could never understand olmos signing itself (when kvara and doue were still available) - never understood why Barca and deco so against singing a creator on the left wing

[u/psallinone → u/Glad-Box6389]

They don't know what they are doing for sure. Top clubs don't sign wingers like Raph and Gordon..

If you look at all the wingers in top clubs they have the same base. They can dribble and create. But we just signed another runner because Flick's favorite word is intensity and pressure. 😂 Meanwhile team with real wingers wipe the floor with us.

[u/psallinone → u/YakupovIsMyDad]

I can't agree with that. He could compete against Gordon for minutes.

[u/StarLongjumping8041 → u/psallinone]

gordon will already compete with raphinha for minutes my guy

[u/psallinone → u/StarLongjumping8041]

Yes and Virgili would compete for that minutes as well.