{"id":75330,"date":"2026-08-25T06:37:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T06:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/75330\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T06:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T06:37:11","slug":"sunderland-want-barcelona-midfielder-as-hansi-flicks-decision-pushes-exit-closer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/75330\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunderland want Barcelona midfielder as Hansi Flick\u2019s decision pushes exit closer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marc Casado\u2019s time at Barcelona appears to be moving towards its final chapter, with Sunderland now emerging as a serious contender for the midfielder\u2019s signature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 22-year-old has found himself on the outside of Hansi Flick\u2019s plans, and the signs around his future have become difficult to ignore.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As reported before, <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/exit-linked-barcelona-defender-trains-normally-as-manchester-united-wait-on-the-sidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Casado has been training separately<\/a> from the main group for weeks as Barcelona and his representatives look for a solution before the transfer window closes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundodeportivo.com\/futbol\/fc-barcelona\/20260824\/1004219362\/sunderland-irrumpe-fuerza-carrera-casado.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Mundo Deportivo<\/a>, Sunderland have joined the growing list of Premier League clubs monitoring the Barcelona academy graduate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The English side is understood to be in discussions over a potential move, giving Casado a possible route to remain in European football.<\/p>\n<p>Casado is looking for a new path<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/birmingham-city-v-fc-barcelona-pre-season-friendly-5-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Marc Casado of FC Barcelona\" class=\"wp-image-208174\"  \/>Barcelona are open to selling Casado. (Photo by Alex Livesey\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marc Casado transfer situation has been developing for some time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With competition for places in Barcelona\u2019s midfield fierce, the Spaniard has been informed that regular opportunities will be difficult to come by under Flick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His agent, Jorge Mendes, is therefore working on possible destinations. Casado has <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/al-hilal-prepare-new-offer-for-e40-million-rated-barcelona-midfielder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">attracted offers from Saudi Arabia<\/a>, but his preference is to stay in Europe and continue his career at a high level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That decision has naturally opened the door to the Premier League.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On that note, <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/benfica-and-nottingham-forest-emerge-as-potential-transfer-options-for-barcelona-outcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Nottingham Forest had previously appeared<\/a> to be among the strongest candidates for the Barcelona midfielder, while Aston Villa, Newcastle United and Brighton have also been linked with his situation.<\/p>\n<p>Sunderland negotiating as Barcelona weigh \u20ac30-40m sale<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/birmingham-city-v-fc-barcelona-pre-season-friendly-6-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Marc Casado of FC Barcelona\" class=\"wp-image-208176\"  \/>Sunderland are interested in Marc Casado. (Photo by Alex Livesey\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As per the outlet, Sunderland are now negotiating Casado\u2019s arrival as they look to strengthen their midfield options.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exact structure of a potential deal remains unclear, but Barcelona are believed to value the 22-year-old at between \u20ac30 million and \u20ac40 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From Barcelona\u2019s perspective, a successful sale would create room to continue shaping the squad.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, the club could use the funds to pursue further signings and make final adjustments before the season develops further.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Marc Casado\u2019s time at Barcelona appears to be moving towards its final chapter, with Sunderland now emerging as&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75331,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[92,222,223,1866,14468],"class_list":["post-75330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-barcelona","tag-barcelona","tag-barcelona-news","tag-fc-barcelona","tag-marc-casado","tag-sunderland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75330","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=75330"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75330\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}