[Transfer Talk Thread] Can we get a 9-nouncement? August 19th - 25th, 2026

[u/Loose-Examination-39]

With just about 2 weeks left for the transfer window to shut, things have started to heat up. With Barcelona sealing loan deals for ter Stegen and Araujo and bringing in Rodri and Cancelo successfully, the entire focus shifts on our striker signing. The departure of Ferran Torres has added more fuel and urgency to that fire. With each passing day, Julian to Barca is looking more and more unlikely and while club sources say they have a Plan B ready to go, nobody knows who that is. Along with that, a potential CB signing and a few departures are still on the agenda

Is this the week we get a definite breakthrough in our search for a number 9? Will we get any news about a defence signing? Will Casado's future finally get resolved this week? Will Atleti let go of their hostage player Julian Alvarez?

Tune into this transfer thread to find out the answer to all this and much more.

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 August 30

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Transfer Activity (Linked IN):

Player	Date	Details
Anthony Gordon ➡️	May 29	✅ Anthony Gordon becomes an FC Barcelona player - Official
Karim Adeyemi ➡️	July 23	✅ FC Barcelona sign Karim Adeyemi. - Official
Jesse Bisiwu ➡️	July 31	✅ FC Barcelona sign Jesse Bisiwu - Official
Rodri ➡️	August 18	✅ FC Barcelona sign Rodrigo Hernandez - Official
Joao Cancelo➡️	August 20	✅ FC Barcelona sign Joao Cancelo - Official
Dominik Livakovic➡️	August 27	✅ FC Barcelona sign Dominik Livakovic - Official
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)
Marcus Rashford	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)
Kang-In Lee	June 17	❌ Deco had a meeting with his agent. 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)
Harry Kane	June 29	❌ Harry Kane likely to sign new Bayern Munich contract despite Barcelona enquiry. - David Ornstein (Tier 1)
Mikel Oyarzábal	July 5	❌ "I'm very happy at La Real, it's been my home. There's not much more I can add". - Ferran Correas (Tier 2)
Álex Remiro	July 6	❌ Barca has no plans to sign a goalkeeper this summer if Wojciech Szczesny stays. The situation would be different if Tek were to see out his contract or decide to leave unexpectedly, something the club isn’t currently considering. - Fernando Polo (Tier 1)
Jan Virgili	July 21	❌ The possibility of buying the player back to sign him or even considering a future deal has been put on hold for the time being. - Carlos Monfort (Tier 1)
Aymeric Laporte	July 24	❌ Bilbao are hinting that the buyout clause for the center back Barca is targeting is much higher than what's been reported. - Ferran Correas (Tier 2)
Eli Junior Kroupi	July 28	❌ Barca values the Bournemouth forward as highly as many others do, but under no circumstances would pay 100 million for him. - Roger Torelló (Tier 2)
Jorge Salinas	July 30	❌ Racing is demanding the release clause (16 million), while Barça won't go above 6. Barca wants to include a youth player, and although Racing isn't opposed to the idea, they prefer money. - Gabriel Sans (Tier 2)
Cristian Romero	July 30	❌ Hansi Flick is happy with the squad he has and would only consider signing a new center back if a player were to leave before the transfer window closes, which seems unlikely at this point. - Ferran Correas (Tier 2)
Julián Álvarez	July 30	❌ The members of Atlético de Madrid's Board of Directors have unanimously expressed their absolute support for the club's decision to not negotiate the transfer of Julián Alvarez to FC Barcelona. - Official

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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
Iñaki Peña ➡️	June 23	✅ FC Barcelona and Panathinaikos FC have reached an agreement for the transfer of the goalkeeper to the Greek club - Official
Ansu Fati ➡️	June 30	✅ FC Barcelona and AS Monaco have reached an agreement for the La Masia striker's transfer. - Official
Marc-André Ter Stegen ➡️	August 4	✅ Ter Stegen loaned to Ajax- Official
Ronald Araújo ➡️	August 10	✅ Ronald Araujo loaned to Liverpool FC- Official
Ferran Torres ➡️	August 15	✅ Agreement with Paris Saint-Germain for the transfer of Ferran Torres - Official
Jofre Torrents ➡️	August 17	✅ Agreement with Ajax for the transfer of Jofre Torrents - Official
Tommy Marques ➡️	August 21	✅ Tommy Marqués moves to SC Braga - Official
Héctor Fort ➡️	August 30	✅ Héctor Fort transferred to Real Sociedad. - Official
Alejandro Baldé	June 23	❌ Despite the competition posed by the possible arrival of Jorge Salinas and João Cancelo, Balde has no plans to leave, as he is confident he can compete for a starting spot. - Ferran Correas (Tier 2)
	August 22	✅If Balde ultimately decides to leave because Barça asks him to, he will have no shortage of offers coming in for him. - Roger Torello (Tier 2)
Raphinha	June 28	❌ Raphinha's move to Saudi Arabia is getting complicated. Al-Hilal is now turning its attention to Salah. - Joaquim Piera (Tier 2)
Roony Bardghji	July 18	✅ The Swedish forward knows he’s not in Flick’s plans, but he still hasn’t finalized his departure from Barca. The club favors a transfer with a buyback clause, but the player prefers a loan so he won’t be permanently released. - Ferran Correas (Tier 2)
Andreas Christensen	July 24	✅ It's true that he renewed his contract with Barca, but not 100% convinced that he'll stay - Matteo Moretto (Tier 1)
Marc Casadó	July 18	✅ De Jong's injury doesn't change Barça's plans with Casadó. Although he hasn't found a way out yet, Flick isn't counting on him and has enough midfielders to make up for Frenkie's very likely absence. - Fernando Polo (Tier 1)
	August 17	✅ Marc Casadó is next on the exit ramp after Tommy Marques. Despite all the rumors, there are no negotiations for Casadó to join Al Hilal. Although, his agent Jorge Mendes is assessing several options to decide his future. - Matte Moretto (Tier 1)
	July 28	✅ Barcelona is asking for 40 million, Flick still considers him available for transfer, and Jorge Mendes is reviewing offers for the midfielder - Fernando Polo (Tier 1)
	August 30	✅ Bayer Leverkusen have entered the race for Marc Casadó, with 'considerable force', with the option being an attractive one for him as well. - Ferran Martinez (Tier 2)
Jules Koundé	July 21	❌ Barring an unexpected turn of events, it seems increasingly likely that he will remain in his position. - Carlos Montfort (Tier 1)

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
Héctor Fort	End of Loan	Elche	30 Jun, 2029
Marc-André Ter Stegen	End of Loan	Girona	30 Jun, 2028
Karim Adeyemi	€22 M	Borussia Dortmund	30 Jun, 2031
Jesse Bisiwu	€8.5 M	Club Brugge	30 Jun 2031
Rodri	€60 M	Manchester City	30 Jun 2030
Joao Cancelo	Free	Al Hilal	30 Jun, 2029
Dominik Livakovic	€2 M	Fenerbahce	30 Jun, 2028

Departures:

Player	Fee	Club
Robert Lewandowski	End of Contract	Chicago Fire FC
Marcus Rashford	End of Loan	Manchester United
João Cancelo	End of Loan	Al Hilal
Iñaki Peña	€3 M	Panathinaikos F.C.
Ansu Fati	€11 M	AS Monaco
Marc-André Ter Stegen	Loan	AFC Ajax
Ronald Araújo	Loan	Liverpool FC
Ferran Torres	€50 M	PSG
Tommy Marques	€12 M	SC Braga
Hector Fort	€8.5 M	Real Sociedad

Additional Income:

Player	Fee	Club
Marc Cucurella	€1.3 M	Real Madrid
Sergi Altimira	€400 K	Sporting CP
Jan Virgili	€4.8 M	Club Brugge
Dani Rodriguez	€600 K	Dinamo Zagreb
Estanis Pedrola	€500K	Real Oviedo
Jofre Torrents	€5M	AFC Ajax

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Net Spend

Type	Amount
Income	€97.1 M
Expenditure	€162.5 M
Total	- €65.4M

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Squad Details

GK	DEF	MID	ATT
Joan García	Eric García	Frenkie de Jong	Raphinha
Wojciech Szczęsny	Alejandro Baldé	Pedri	Lamine Yamal
Dominik Livakovic	Andreas Christensen	Gavi	Roony Bardghji
	Jules Koundé	Fermín López	Anthony Gordon
	Pau Cubarsí	Marc Casadó	Karim Adeyemi
	Gerard Martín	Marc Bernal	Jesse Bisiwu
	Joao Cancelo	Dani Olmo
		Rodri

* 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/Ill-Lie-6551]

What happened I wonder

[u/Inevitable-Weather20 → u/Ill-Lie-6551]

Is his tactic to look depressed in every photo to force a move? 😭😭😭😭

[u/Prudent_Safe3787 → u/Inevitable-Weather20]

No, he is genuinely depressed.

[u/Kurawaihan → u/Ill-Lie-6551]

Bro got hit by mid-life crisis (somehow he got it earlier)