Barcelona has done their best to ensure new signing sessions that Marcus Rashford and Joan Garcia can be registered, and part of it includes cropping their team. Several young talents have been sold and Jan Virgili could be the following.
The recently twisted 19-year-old winger, able to serve both flanks, has been in impressive form for the past six months. He helped Barcelona to the UEFA Youth League and was a bright spot in the last four months of the Barca Atletic season, which was demonstrably more threat than anyone else. Virgili continued that form in the Onder-19 euros, where he made a difference in the semi-final against Germany.
Last week it turned out that after signing Pablo Torre, RCD Mallorca is also interested in signing Virgili from Barcelona. That news came out last week and since it was reported that Mallorca has made a loan offer and that Girona is also interested in the young Catalan talent.
Although Barcelona has worked hard to renew the Virgili deal until 2027 last season, it seems that they are now open to lose him – albeit this time with financial reward. According to MD, Barcelona prefers a sale to the loan and they are open to a deal.
They would like to ensure that they keep some control over his future. Torre moved for € 5 million, but Barcelona retained a repurchase option of € 25 million and a sale of 50%, and a deal for Virgili could follow a comparable formula. The teenager is supposed to be open to switching to the Jagoba Arrasate outfit.
Virgili spent the first few days of the preseason with the Senior Squadron, but after returning to Barca Atletic's preseason, it started to move about a move. The arrival of Marcus Rashford means that Virgili has two established internationals for him, including Raphinha, and probably would have limited opportunities under Hansi Flick.