Transfer market – Kroupi at the centre of a new Barça-PSG battle?

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·28 juillet 2026

Transfer market – Kroupi at the centre of a new Barça-PSG battle?

Eli Junior Kroupi, a 20-year-old striker trained at Lorient, now at Bournemouth (under contract until 2030) and with the France U21 national team, is among the players mentioned as targets for Paris Saint-Germain this transfer window. L’Équipe reported on Tuesday that FC Barcelona have indeed made their move, as had been seen recently. But PSG are still in the race for this costly deal.

“PSG remain on standby and are moving in the shadows”

“Frenchman Eli Junior Kroupi is the second preferred option for the Blaugranas, and in recent days, an approach was made by Deco, Barça’s sporting director, after the player’s profile was approved by coach Hansi Flick, who is enthusiastic about his qualities. According to our information, two offers, both below €100 million, were made to Bournemouth. Both were rejected. According to several sources, Kroupi would be delighted at the idea of joining Barça and has expressed this wish to his advisers. For their part, the English club continue to reject all offers. But without really convincing anyone. PSG remain on standby and are moving in the shadows in this case.”

As usual during the transfer window, caution is needed. Some media outlets rush in a bit too quickly, some agents leak certain details to spice up a deal and possibly apply pressure, and some clubs use rumors in the same way. So it is difficult to be certain without concrete evidence. Here, it is entirely credible that PSG and Barça are interested in Kroupi. As are other clubs, because he is a player full of promise.

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Offers may also have been sent, but that is not guaranteed. An agreement, even less so. Bournemouth have clearly stated that they do not want to sell their player. Such a stance can change with very high figures on the table; that is also the point of stating it so clearly. However, there is also one obvious element: the English club would prefer to keep Kroupi. He himself has not spoken of any desire to leave and seems to be linked all over the place far too quickly. Supposedly, he would like PSG, Barça, and so on.

We will still have to wait, especially because PSG like to work discreetly. So many scenarios are possible, and we must wait for the Parisian club to carry out its plan before things become clearer. There is no need to worry, since there is still a month left in the transfer window. The key is to keep some perspective.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.