Barcelona leave the door open for teenage prodigy’s loan exit amid Girona interest | OneFootball

As part of a press briefing, FC Barcelona have released some crucial updates regarding their transfer plans for the future.

The Blaugrana are planning to trigger Marcus Rashford’s €30 million buy clause to keep him at the club permanently.

Meanwhile, they also intend to offer a one-year extension to Andreas Christensen, whose current contract expires in June.

Marc Bernal could leave on loan

Now, in another interesting update, Mundo Deportivo reports that Barcelona are not ruling out the possibility of sending young midfielder Marc Bernal on loan this month.

Indeed, if the interest shown by Girona before the start of the winter window persists, the La Liga champions could consider the possibility of letting the midfielder leave until the end of the season.

There was strong interest in Bernal in the summer from Como. However, the La Masia graduate was not interested in leaving. In addition, Hansi Flick was not keen on the move because the youngster was in the final phase of his recovery from an ACL injury.

Bernal could leave on loan. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)

His limited playing time later led Bernal to rethink his position, and shortly before the January window opened, Girona made enquiries. Flick, however, blocked any exit due to the injuries affecting the squad at the time, especially those of Gavi and Pedri.

However, in the coming weeks, the situation will be assessed, provided that Girona’s interest continues and the player views the move positively.

After all, Pedri has now returned, and Gavi is expected back in February. As such, Bernal’s situation will be revisited after the Copa del Rey tie against Racing Santander later this month.

Since returning from his injury in September, Bernal, 18, has only played 215 minutes across 11 matches in all competitions.

There was an expectation that his game-time would improve in the second half of the season, but now, there appears to be a real possibility that he could be sent out on loan.