{"id":62982,"date":"2026-07-30T09:45:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T09:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/62982\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T09:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T09:45:11","slug":"barcelona-keeping-a-close-eye-as-serie-a-giants-begin-talks-for-ex-winger-valued-above-e50-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/62982\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona keeping a close eye as Serie A giants begin talks for ex-winger valued above \u20ac50 million"},"content":{"rendered":"

Barcelona are just finding their way back to the surface after being submerged in financial issues for the past few seasons.<\/p>\n

In such a situation, any financial windfall will be welcome from the Catalan club\u2019s perspective, and this could also come courtesy of some former players.<\/p>\n

Barcelona could benefit financially<\/a> if Ez Abde leaves Real Betis this summer, with the club attentive to interest in him from Roma.<\/p>\n

According to Mundo Deportivo<\/a>, Roma have contacted Real Betis to ask about Abde\u2019s availability as they look to strengthen their squad ahead of next season\u2019s Champions League campaign.<\/p>\n

However, the Italian club have not submitted an official offer.<\/p>\n

Betis stand firm on valuation<\/p>\n

Real Betis are in no rush to sell one of their standout performers. The report says the Andalusian club have informed Roma that Abde\u2019s release clause stands at \u20ac60 million and that they are unwilling to negotiate a transfer for less than \u20ac50 million.<\/p>\n

\"EzAS Roma eye Abde. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

That valuation reflects the Morocco international\u2019s impressive campaign, in which he registered 15 goals and 13 assists in 43 appearances, establishing himself as one of Betis\u2019 most influential attacking players.<\/p>\n

The winger was unfortunate to miss out on World Cup action with Morocco after suffering an injury in the lead-up to the tournament.<\/p>\n

Barcelona have a financial interest<\/p>\n

While Barcelona are not being linked with a move to re-sign Abde, they remain invested in his future.<\/p>\n

The club still own 20% of the player\u2019s transfer rights, meaning any sizeable transfer would generate income for Bar\u00e7a without them needing to negotiate directly.<\/p>\n

In fact, the Blaugrana had 50% of the player\u2019s transfer rights when they sold him to Betis but traded away 30% to break Vitor Roque\u2019s loan deal early.<\/p>\n

Given the club\u2019s continued focus on improving their financial position, that clause could prove valuable if a major offer eventually arrives.<\/p>\n

\"EzBarcelona could benefit from Abde\u2019s transfer. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

At the moment, Roma\u2019s interest has not developed into formal negotiations, making a transfer far from certain.<\/p>\n

Betis\u2019 asking price is a significant hurdle, particularly for a player recovering from a knee sprain. However, Abde is expected to be fully fit and recovered very soon.<\/p>\n

For Barcelona, this is a waiting game. The club do not control Abde\u2019s future, but they do stand to benefit if another team eventually meets Betis\u2019 valuation.<\/p>\n

Abde has gone on to develop into one of the best young wingers in the sport, and it remains to be seen where his career takes him next.<\/p>\n

As for Barcelona, they were right to sell the Moroccan when they did, and some smart negotiation on their part could see them benefit this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Barcelona are just finding their way back to the surface after being submerged in financial issues for the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62983,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1631,92,222,223,1139,3189],"class_list":["post-62982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-barcelona","tag-abde-ezzalzouli","tag-barcelona","tag-barcelona-news","tag-fc-barcelona","tag-real-betis","tag-roma"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62982","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=62982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62982\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}