The Barcelona continues to comb the transfer market to see if any new signings are possible this summer, but Joan Laporta and Deco will only make a move if a bargain comes their way. In fact, it should be noted that the goalkeeper, midfield, and forward positions are well covered, and it would be unusual for any players to arrive at Camp Nou for any of these positions, although some arrivals in defense cannot be ruled out.
Barcelona’s sporting director, led by Deco, continues to work on finding a way out for Oriol Romeu and it also seems that Héctor Fort. Christensen, who has no intention of leaving Camp Nou, could also be one of those sacrificed to lighten the wage bill, so if he leaves, Hansi Flick could be left with four center backs—Íñigo Martínez, Araújo, Pau Cubarsí, and Eric García—meaning they would need a right back to compete with Jules Koundé and also give the Frenchman a rest. If the Dane does not leave, it would ultimately be Eric who would stay to occupy the right-back position.
Nico Jackson, linked with Barcelona
According to the media outlet Caught Offside, the Barcelona is closely following Chelsea striker Nico Jackson, who played for Villarreal, where he trained as a footballer. The Senegalese-born striker is reportedly considering leaving Stamford Bridge after the London club’s big spending this summer on the signings of Joao Pedro and Liam Delap, for whom the 2025 Club World Cup champions spent a total of around $100 million last summer. Obviously, this operation involves quite a few difficulties, but this information suggests that they would see the African as a good replacement for Robert Lewandowski.
Right now, Barcelona are clear that their forward line is well covered, as they have Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Ferran Torres and new arrivals Marcus Rashford and Roony Bardghji, although the latter could be registered with the reserve team and alternate with the first team. On the other hand, Chelsea would not let Nico Jackson leave for a low price, as they paid Villarreal €30 million for the Senegalese striker and their goal would be to recoup that money, at the very least. In addition, there is the major inconvenience of the problems Barcelona are having registering their new players and also the renewed Szczesny.
Lewandowski, to Saudi Arabia?
All these rumors are gaining momentum after it was announced that Saudi Arabia is tempting Robert Lewandowski, who will turn 37 in the coming weeks. The Polish striker has one year left on his contract with Barcelona and could leave for free at the end of this season and sign the last big contract of his career, given the millions paid in the Saudi league. The information cited above would suggest that if Nico Jackson were to arrive at Camp Nou this summer, it would allow the former Villarreal player to learn from the Pole before starting to fly solo at the Blaugrana club.
There is also speculation about a possible departure this season for Robert Lewandowski to Saudi Arabia, but this would seem much more complicated because the Pole and his family are very happy in Barcelona. Barcelona would be willing to let him leave this season, but the club is aware that goals come at a price and that there is a lot of money in Arab football, so they would only do so if a significant offer were to come in, which is unlikely because the former Bayern Munich player is in the twilight of his career and has less than 11 months left on his contract.