{"id":63458,"date":"2026-07-31T03:40:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T03:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/63458\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T03:40:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T03:40:34","slug":"barcelona-and-la-liga-club-remain-far-apart-in-negotiations-for-19-year-old-defender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/63458\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona and La Liga club remain far apart in negotiations for 19-year-old defender"},"content":{"rendered":"

FC Barcelona sporting director Deco and Joao Amaral have placed a lot of emphasis on signing young, talented players with a high ceiling.<\/p>\n

It is a clear indication that the scouting department do not just want to set the team up for immediate success but also ensure that the pipeline is intact.<\/p>\n

This summer, one player Bar\u00e7a have been linked with is Racing Santander defender Jorge Salinas, who made quite an impression in the recently concluded Under-19 Euros.<\/p>\n

Barcelona remain keen on signing the teenage defender, but negotiations are proving difficult as the two clubs continue to value the player very differently.<\/p>\n

Big gap in valuations<\/p>\n

According to Mundo Deportivo<\/a>, Barcelona are unwilling to exceed \u20ac5 million to \u20ac6 million for the 19-year-old, while Racing Santander want a fee much closer to his \u20ac16 million release clause.<\/p>\n

\"JorgeSalinas wants to join Barcelona. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The report states that Racing have accepted Salinas is likely to leave after attracting interest from several top clubs, including Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n

However, the newly-promoted La Liga side believe the defender is one of their most valuable assets and are determined to secure a fee that reflects both his potential and importance to the club.<\/p>\n

Barcelona, meanwhile, see Salinas as a signing for the future rather than an immediate first-team regular, making them conscious of how much they can invest in him.<\/p>\n

Barcelona explore creative solutions<\/p>\n

To bridge the gap, Bar\u00e7a have been exploring creative solutions, such as the idea of including one of their academy players in the deal, for some time now.<\/p>\n

Racing are open to that possibility, but only as part of a package. Their priority remains receiving a substantial cash payment rather than accepting a player exchange.<\/p>\n

Super-agent Jorge Mendes has already suggested La Masia prospects such as Jofre Torrents and Xavi Espart, but Hansi Flick wants to keep both youngsters involved with the first-team set-up for now.<\/p>\n

\"JorgeRacing holding out for a sizeable fee. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The silver lining for Bar\u00e7a is that the player\u2019s preference has been well established<\/a>. Salinas has informed Racing that he wants to join Barcelona, although he has no intention of forcing an exit.<\/p>\n

Instead, he is prepared to return to pre-season with Racing and continue acting professionally while negotiations continue.<\/p>\n

For Barcelona, this now looks like a deal that will require significant compromise. The club either need to relax their stance on how much they are willing to pay or move on from the player.<\/p>\n

The club clearly believe Salinas has the potential to become an important player in the future following his exploits in the campaign that helped Racing win promotion.<\/p>\n

As much as he wishes to move to Bar\u00e7a, the two parties will have to identify a solution on the transfer arrangement, and the next few weeks could prove pivotal in the outcome of this deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FC Barcelona sporting director Deco and Joao Amaral have placed a lot of emphasis on signing young, talented…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62422,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[92,222,223,15652,15653],"class_list":["post-63458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-barcelona","tag-barcelona","tag-barcelona-news","tag-fc-barcelona","tag-jorge-salinas","tag-racing-santander"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63458","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=63458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63458\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}