{"id":74480,"date":"2026-08-23T08:26:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T08:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/74480\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T08:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T08:26:13","slug":"barcelona-may-emerge-as-a-dark-horse-to-sign-portuguese-international-amid-ac-milan-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/74480\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona may emerge as a dark horse to sign Portuguese international amid AC Milan interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the transfer window coming to a close in early September, Barcelona have their task cut out in this final week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the focus is on signing a new striker, the club are also looking for investments in the defensive space, as the team clearly needs another centre-back, at the very least.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barcelona have been linked with moves for Aymeric Laporte and <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/flick-identifies-bundesliga-star-as-his-preferred-choice-to-strengthen-barcelona-defence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Castello Lukeba<\/a> recently. Another option that has come to the table is Goncalo Inacio.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona dark horse to sign Inacio<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787473572_243_sporting-clube-de-portugal-v-arsenal-fc-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-quarter-final-first-leg-1024x6.jpeg\" alt=\"Goncalo Inacio, Sporting CP player\" class=\"wp-image-198272\"  \/>All eyes on Inacio\u2019s future. (Photo by Carlos Rodrigues\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.es\/es\/noticias\/barca\/goncalo-inacio-sorpresa-deco-133580726\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Diario SPORT<\/a>, Barcelona may emerge as a dark horse to sign Inacio in this final week of the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Portuguese international, Inacio has been linked with a move away from Sporting CP this summer, with the centre-back having a release clause worth \u20ac60 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inacio was recently benched during Sporting\u2019s recent game against FC Alverca, which many believe is a sign the player may leave the club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AC Milan are among the clubs interested in the services of Inacio, especially with new coach Ruben Amorim pushing for a transfer.<\/p>\n<p>Can Barcelona hi-jack the deal?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/arsenal-fc-v-sporting-clube-de-portugal-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-quarter-final-second-leg-1024x.jpeg\" alt=\"Goncalo Inacio, Sporting CP player\" class=\"wp-image-198271\"  \/>Inacio is rated highly in Portugal. (Photo by Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barcelona have multiple reasons to believe they can sign Goncalo Inacio from the clutches of AC Milan this summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For one, the Catalans are okay with meeting Inacio\u2019s \u20ac60 million release clause. On top of that, Deco has good connections in Portugal and was in Lisbon last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Inacio may not have been a subject of discussion, Barcelona have the resources to pull off a deal for the Portuguese international.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, a lot may depend on Barcelona\u2019s pursuit of a new striker. Only after the Blaugrana sign a new forward, the club can make a move for a new centre-back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that is where Inacio could prove to be a handy option given his status as a left-footed ball-playing centre-back, making him an ideal defensive partner for Pau Cubarsi in the new season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With the transfer window coming to a close in early September, Barcelona have their task cut out in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":74481,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[180,92,222,28599,2621],"class_list":["post-74480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-barcelona","tag-ac-milan","tag-barcelona","tag-barcelona-news","tag-goncalo-inacio","tag-sporting-cp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74480","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=74480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74480\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}