Report – Barcelona should pay practically €20m to safe 21-year-old full-back’s providers

In response to a report from MARCA, Barcelona might want to put ahead near €20 million to signal Almería’s gifted full-back, Marc Pubill. 

The Catalan membership’s curiosity within the 21-year-old has been effectively documented, however monetary constraints have repeatedly stalled any potential transfer. 

Now, with an settlement reportedly in place between the participant and Barcelona, the switch may lastly materialise—pending the ultimate particulars of the deal.

Switch hypothesis

Pubill has been a topic of switch hypothesis ever since his arrival at Almeria. Final summer time, he was on the point of becoming a member of Atlanta, just for the transfer to fall by means of on the final second. 

In the course of the closing days of the summer time 2024 window, Barcelona additionally explored the opportunity of signing him, however their well-documented struggles with Monetary Honest Play made the operation unattainable.

Marc Pubill is on Barcelona’s radar. (Picture by Robert Cianflone/Getty Pictures)

Now, latest studies recommend that discussions between the 2 golf equipment have progressed positively. 

Sources near the participant haven’t denied the continuing negotiations, although they preserve that Pubill is totally centered on ending what has been a difficult season with Almeria. 

Pubill is conscious of Barcelona’s curiosity

The fitting-back, nevertheless, is effectively conscious of Barcelona’s rising curiosity and has already spoken to these near him a few attainable swap to the Camp Nou in the summertime.

Whereas Pubill has a contract with Almeria till 2029 and a €40 million launch clause, his precise market worth is way extra accessible. 

It is because Atalanta and Almeria had agreed on a €15 million fastened charge plus €5 million in variables final summer time, and Barcelona should match an identical supply to finalise the deal. 

Almeria, realizing that 25% of the capital achieve from the switch will go to Levante, are wanting to extract the very best attainable charge from negotiations.

If Barcelona handle to safe the younger right-back, it could possibly be an important signing for the membership as they appear to strengthen their defensive choices.