{"id":42949,"date":"2026-06-19T08:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T08:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/42949\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T08:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T08:18:09","slug":"barcelona-growing-increasingly-serious-about-signing-australias-next-superstar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/42949\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona growing increasingly serious about signing Australia’s next superstar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Barcelona\u2019s search for exciting young talents appears to have taken them across the Atlantic, with Australian defender Lucas Herrington emerging as a serious target for the Catalan club.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The highly-rated teenager has been generating significant attention in recent months, and Barcelona\u2019s interest is now understood<\/a> to be far more advanced than simple scouting reports.<\/p>\n

According to SPORT<\/a>, the Blaugrana have been closely following the Colorado Rapids defender and have already taken concrete steps to assess the possibility of bringing him to Spain.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At just 18 years old, Herrington is establishing himself as one of the most exciting defensive prospects in North American football, attracting attention from some of Europe\u2019s biggest clubs.<\/p>\n

Barcelona intensify pursuit of Australian wonderkid<\/p>\n

Herrington has impressed Barcelona\u2019s scouting department with a combination of qualities that are highly valued in modern defenders.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"LucasBarcelona are interested in Lucas Herrington. (Photo by Ronald Martinez\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

His comfort on the ball, ability to break lines with passes and dominance in aerial situations have reportedly stood out during the club\u2019s evaluations.<\/p>\n

Notably, the interest has progressed beyond routine monitoring<\/a>, with the outlet reporting that Barcelona representatives travelled to the United States earlier this year to watch the player firsthand and gather further information about his situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

During that visit, club officials also held discussions with the defender\u2019s representatives to explore the conditions of a potential transfer.<\/p>\n

Currently, Herrington remains tied to Colorado Rapids until the end of 2029, with the MLS side also holding an option to extend his contract for an additional year.<\/p>\n

Colorado Rapids\u2019 valuation<\/p>\n

The biggest obstacle facing Barcelona appears to be the player\u2019s price tag.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"LucasHerrington is currently at the World Cup. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Reports emerging from the United States suggest that the Catalan club have already tested the waters with an opening proposal worth around \u20ac10 million.<\/p>\n

However, that figure was rejected by Colorado Rapids, who believe the defender\u2019s value is more than \u20ac20 million.<\/p>\n

For what it is worth, Herrington\u2019s rapid rise helps explain that valuation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite his age, he has already broken into the Australian national team setup and has accumulated four senior international appearances.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Right now, the 18-year-old is with the Australian national team at the World Cup and if he delivers a strong performance, Colorado Rapids will have all the reasons to demand more than \u20ac20 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Barcelona\u2019s search for exciting young talents appears to have taken them across the Atlantic, with Australian defender Lucas…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42950,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[92,222,223,15049],"class_list":["post-42949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-barcelona","tag-barcelona","tag-barcelona-news","tag-fc-barcelona","tag-lucas-herrington"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}