Fati deal stalls over Barcelona buy-back demand
Your permanent move for Ansu Fati is being held up by Barcelona's insistence on a buy-back clause. The winger spent the season on loan and Monaco want to make it permanent, but Barça want to retain control over his future, and that is slowing everything down (1) (2).
Monaco are pushing to close the deal, but the buy-back demand is a sticking point. Jorge Mendes has been in Monaco working on the negotiation, and the club remain keen to get it over the line (1).
Casado pursuit dropped
Monaco have walked away from the race for Barcelona midfielder Marc Casadó. The 22-year-old's form dipped this season and the club have decided to look elsewhere for midfield reinforcements (3) (4).
That leaves Premier League sides as the frontrunners for Casadó, who had also been pushed by Mendes as part of the broader Monaco-Barcelona conversations. Hansi Flick reportedly sees the midfielder as surplus to requirements at the Camp Nou, with Gavi, Marc Bernal and even Bernardo Silva ahead of him in the pecking order (3) (4).
