Barcelona closing in on a deal to sign Roony Bardghji from FC Copenhagen on a free transfer.
The highly-rated teenager has been tracked by Europe’s top clubs for some time after breaking into the Copenhagen side at 16.
Bardghji scored 10 goals in 34 appearances in all competitions during a breakout 2023/24 campaign, which included a late winner against Manchester United in the Champions League.
An ACL injury decimated his season last term, but Bardghji has returned to action and is now preparing for a high-profile move. The 19-year-old’s contract at Copenhagen expires this month and he is now nearing a free transfer move to Barcelona.
FC Porto had been pushing to sign the winger, but Barcelona’s interest now appears set to win the race. There had also been rumoured interest in the Swede’s services from Manchester United, Spurs and Marseille.
Fabrizio Romano is reporting that the La Liga giants are now at the ‘final stages’ of a deal for Bardghji, who will become the club’s second signing of the summer after the €25m capture of goalkeeper Joan Garcia from Espanyol. Barcelona are also continuing to work on a deal for Athletic Club winger Nico Williams.
The arrival of Bardghji could pave the path for Ansu Fati to leave Catalonia. This week, Barcelona sporting director Deco suggestde the club would look to find a loan move for Fati this summer.
“With his age and career, Ansu Fati can’t stay without playing,” Deco said.
“If he leaves, it will be on a loan. He is 23 but people talk about him like he’s 30. He still has a lot to grow and learn.”
