Deco selected to not re-sign former Barcelona winger final summer time in €22 million deal

Deco selected to not re-sign former Barcelona winger final summer time in €22 million deal

Former Barcelona winger Francisco Trincao is completely thriving at Sporting CP this season, attracting severe curiosity from high golf equipment in Europe.

It may show to be financially helpful for Barça as they nonetheless have a 50% sell-on clause for the Portuguese worldwide.

Nonetheless, the Blaugrana themselves had an opportunity to deliver him again to the membership after parting methods with him in 2022, however determined in opposition to it.

Deco determined in opposition to Trincao return

Certainly, in line with SPORT, Barcelona have been provided the chance to re-sign Trincao for €22 million in the course of the summer time switch window final yr. Nonetheless, given the membership’s tough financial state of affairs, they determined in opposition to his return.

Trincao joined Barça in 2020 from SC Braga, in what was a difficult time for the membership, each financially and on the pitch.

Barça determined in opposition to Trincao’s return final yr. (Photograph by Maja Hitij/Getty Photos)

Beneath Ronald Koeman, the crew struggled, and the younger Portuguese winger failed to totally adapt regardless of displaying flashes of potential.

Barcelona finally loaned Trincao out – first to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2021, the place his agent Jorge Mendes performed a key function, and later to Sporting CP in 2022 with a compulsory buy choice.

With the 24-year-old thriving in Portugal, Final summer time, Mendes proposed bringing him again to Barça, who had a buy-back clause for €22 million.

Nonetheless, with the membership already struggling to register new signings Dani Olmo and Pau Victor, Deco determined to shut the door on Trincao. That buy-back choice expired in 2024, leaving Barcelona with no additional probability to repurchase him.

Now, the La Liga leaders are hoping to revenue from a possible sale this summer time, with Trincao attracting robust curiosity from Manchester United within the Premier League.