As part of a 2025 team reshuffle, Barcelona is likely to look for a new defense.
When Catalonia’s funds get better, the club can spend more on transfers. This is after years of doing deals at low prices.
There is a good chance that another big-money sale will happen to fix the team’s finances, and they want to get a new center back.
Diario AS says that Barcelona is interested in Bologna star Jhon Lucumi. His present contract ends in 2026, and there has been no progress in Italy on renewing it.
Lucumi’s deal with the Serie A team has a €25 million release clause, and Barcelona is looking at him as a possible signing in January and again next summer.
Bologna doesn’t want to sell Lucumi, and Barcelona will have to offer at least €25 million before they can start talking about a deal in the next few months.