Barcelona make official bid for Adeyemi and agree personal terms with the German
Barcelona have taken a concrete step in their search for attacking reinforcements: the Catalan club has submitted a formal offer to Borussia Dortmund for Karim Adeyemi, the 24-year-old winger who has already made clear to BVB that he will not renew his contract at the Signal Iduna Park. The deal gained traction quickly – there are reports that the player has already verbally agreed personal terms with Barça and is fully determined to move this summer.
What is at stake in the talks with Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund have no intention of letting Adeyemi go for free. The German club is asking for around 40 million euros for the forward, a figure that takes into account the fact that he is in the final stretch of his contract – which, paradoxically, weakens BVB’s bargaining power. If no agreement is reached soon, Dortmund risk losing the player for far less in the next window, or even for nothing at the end of his deal.
To work around the financial limitation, Barcelona are considering including players in the negotiation. Names such as Bardghji and Fernández are circulating in the internal conversations. Bardghji arrived at the Camp Nou with high expectations but never managed to secure regular minutes in the starting eleven. Fernández, meanwhile, is a profile Dortmund’s board has liked for some time. A partial swap would make the operation more viable without upsetting the Spanish club’s financial balance.
Flick wants Adeyemi, and Mendes opened the door
Hansi Flick is the main advocate for the signing inside the club. The coach has known Adeyemi closely since their time together with the German national team and sees the sprinter as a natural fit for the high-pressing system Barça have been playing. The idea is to have an explosive option on the flanks in attack, alongside Lamine Yamal and Raphinha – two players who demand space and freedom to create.
Super-agent Jorge Mendes, who represents Adeyemi, had already offered the player to the Catalan club on previous occasions. The talks never advanced because of Barça’s well-known financial restrictions. Now, with a more solid structure, the negotiation finally appears to have reached maturity. Mendes worked to bring the parties closer, and personal terms are already resolved. What is missing is the agreement between the clubs.
The pursuit of Julián Álvarez continues in parallel
The move for Adeyemi closes no doors. Barcelona retain their interest in Julián Álvarez for the centre of the attack – a different position from the one the German occupies. The Argentine has been a target since May, and the board has not abandoned the idea of signing a reference centre-forward to compete for a place and raise the level of internal competition. These are two distinct fronts. For fans across the Premier League world who track the summer market closely, it is a signal that Barcelona intend to rebuild their front line on more than one axis. The club wants to settle both.
