FC Porto make new move for Roony Bardghji as Barcelona open door | OneFootball

The summer transfer market opens in roughly two months, and FC Porto are already on the ground looking to revive their interest in Roony Bardghji, a player whose development they have been following particularly closely, but who, less than a year ago, ‘slipped away’ to Barcelona.

At the time, the reigning Spanish champions paid Copenhagen just over two million euros for the full economic rights of a player seen as one of the biggest talents in Swedish football, but the truth is that his first sporting season at Camp Nou has been far from going as planned.

The 20-year-old was used by German coach Hans-Dieter Flick in only 24 of the 52 matches played by the blaugrana in 2025/26, over which he recorded two goals and four assists, which even led to him losing ground in the plans of the national team manager, Englishman Graham Potter.

Now, according to this Saturday’s edition of Spanish newspaper Sport, the blaugrana sporting director, former international Deco (who made his name, precisely, wearing the dragon on his chest between 1998 and 2004), is aware of the growing ‘interest’ the forward has been attracting and has already taken a stance on it.

Roony Bardghji is recognized as having more than enough talent to succeed at the highest level, and the ‘slice’ he takes from the squad’s wage bill is not considered excessive, so the board led by Joan Laporta would look favorably on the possibility of him remaining at the club next season.

However, it is not ruling out the possibility of letting him leave, either on loan or on a permanent deal, if offers of more than ten million euros arrive… and if the player himself plainly states that he believes the best step for his career would be to ‘change scenery’.

Barcelona prefer to wait for the 2026 World Cup

The same publication adds that, even so, Barcelona do not see this matter as a priority. In fact, they would rather wait for the World Cup, since it could be a potential ‘showcase’ for Roony Bardghji to increase his value and bring in even more than what is currently being envisaged.

The rise of the young prospect has been held back mainly because he is fighting for a place on the right wing of the attack with… Lamine Yamal, who refuses to let up. However, a potentially strong showing in the tournament (which will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, from June 11 to July 19) could take him to another level.

Sweden, it should be remembered, are in Group F, which means they will face Tunisia (on June 15, at Estadio BBVA Bancomer in Monterrey), the Netherlands (on June 20, at NRG Stadium in Houston) and Japan (on June 26, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City).

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