Offer more than doubled, HSV wonderkid close to Barça move! | OneFootball

Things continue to move quickly for HSV on the transfer market. After the Hamburg club had already lined up two high-profile signings in Fabio Vieira and Zakaria El Ouahdi, another departure is now taking shape.

Youth talent Mikael Baza is on the verge of joining FC Barcelona. According to Hamburger Abendblatt, the transfer of the 16-year-old is in its final stages. Only the obligatory medical remains before the move to the Catalan club can be officially completed.

At the very least, HSV will come away from this deal with some financial compensation, after it had long been unclear whether the club would receive any transfer fee at all for one of its biggest youth talents.

Barcelona’s significantly improved offer was apparently decisive. After the Spanish side initially bid only a low six-figure sum, HSV’s decision-makers rejected the proposal. In the talks that followed, however, Barça increased its offer considerably and is said to have more than doubled the original bid. Only then did the Rothosen signal their approval.

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Baza did not want to extend his HSV contract

The situation was complicated for HSV. Baza only has a youth development contract that runs until next summer. At the same time, the player had already informed club officials some time ago that he did not want to extend his contract in Hamburg. That left the Hanseatic club facing the prospect of losing the junior international in a year’s time without receiving any fee at all.

Now, however, the Bundesliga club will at least receive transfer compensation in the mid-six-figure range. Given the contractual situation, this is likely to be viewed internally as an acceptable solution.

Baza has long been regarded as one of the most promising talents in HSV’s youth academy. The cousin of national team player Jonathan Tah has already made 11 appearances for Germany’s U16 side and even captained the team on occasion. He is now expected to continue his development in FC Barcelona’s renowned youth academy.

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