{"id":128138,"date":"2025-08-08T04:26:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T04:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/128138\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T04:26:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T04:26:08","slug":"barcelona-defenders-move-to-la-liga-club-collapses-over-financial-demands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/128138\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona defender\u2019s move to La Liga club collapses over financial demands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to a recent update from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.es\/es\/noticias\/barca\/hector-fort-le-cae-pretendiente-120427286\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SPORT<\/a>, young Barcelona full-back Hector Fort is no longer being considered by Mallorca, who have stepped back due to the Blaugrana\u2019s high demands.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is known that Fort\u2019s situation remains up in the air. While several clubs have shown interest, no deal has been finalised, and Barcelona are still open to letting him leave on loan to gain regular playing time.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old defender fully understands that a temporary move away is necessary as under Flick, he is not in the immediate plans, and staying without game time would only harm his development.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The message has been clear to him for weeks that it is time to find a club where he can play consistently and continue growing.<\/p>\n<p>Mallorca exit the race\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of the most serious contenders for Fort\u2019s signature was RCD Mallorca. <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/mallorca-among-clubs-interested-in-signing-18-year-old-barcelona-gem-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">They had shown real interest<\/a> in recent weeks and seemed to be a possible destination. However, talks have now collapsed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona\u2019s firm stance on transfer conditions and Mallorca\u2019s own squad complications, particularly their struggle to move on Pablo Maffeo, have made the operation too difficult.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fc-barcelona-v-fc-seoul-preseason-friendly-7-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-175140\"  \/>Mallorca are no longer interested in Hector Fort. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>With the Barcelona squad now back from their pre-season tour in Asia, the club has begun taking concrete steps to assess the loan market for fringe players.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fort and fellow teammate Inaki Pena, who share the same agents, have been <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/deco-meeting-with-three-barcelona-stars-today-to-discuss-registrations-and-futures-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">actively exploring realistic options<\/a> in recent days.<\/p>\n<p>Interest from Ligue 1<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in recent days, a new name that has <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/barcelona-defensive-prodigy-has-received-multiple-loan-offers-amid-exit-links-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">entered the <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/barcelona-defensive-prodigy-has-received-multiple-loan-offers-amid-exit-links-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">picture<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/barcelona-defensive-prodigy-has-received-multiple-loan-offers-amid-exit-links-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> is Paris FC<\/a>. The French side has developed a reputation for investing in young talents, and Fort could fit perfectly into their project. But as of now, nothing has been agreed upon.<\/p>\n<p>The clock is ticking, and while Mallorca is no longer on the table, Fort\u2019s next move is expected soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A loan remains the most likely outcome, but only if the conditions match Barcelona\u2019s expectations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to a recent update from SPORT, young Barcelona full-back Hector Fort is no longer being considered by&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":128139,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[1386,4444,5727,78296,221,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-128138","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-barcelona","9":"tag-barcelona-news","10":"tag-fc-barcelona","11":"tag-hector-fort","12":"tag-soccer","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114991253763423077","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128138\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}