{"id":488486,"date":"2026-01-03T02:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T02:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/488486\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T02:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T02:49:09","slug":"barcelona-linked-teen-midfielder-expected-to-command-a-e50-million-plus-fee-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/488486\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona-linked teen midfielder expected to command a \u20ac50 million plus fee – report"},"content":{"rendered":"

FC Barcelona have laid out clear objectives for the summer transfer window, with their priorities being a new centre-back and a striker, with a left-winger also on the agenda if there is room.<\/p>\n

However, the Catalans remain alert to any other opportunities and exciting talent that could emerge on the market later on in the year.<\/p>\n

One such player who is on their radar happens to be AZ Alkmaar\u2019s teenage midfielder Kees Smit. <\/p>\n

Indeed, Barcelona have been tracking the Dutch starlet for some time now and have scouted him on occasions as well<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kees Smit to cost more than \u20ac50 million<\/p>\n

However, according to journalist Matteo Moretto on MARCA<\/a>, signing Smit will be a costly affair in the summer as he is expected to command a significant fee in excess of \u20ac50 million.<\/p>\n

\"KeesKees Smit is a sought-after player in 2026. (Photo by Richard Pelham\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Apart from Barcelona, Real Madrid are also interested in the 19-year-old midfielder and have him very high on their wishlist for the summer.<\/p>\n

Moreover, Atletico Madrid and several clubs in the Premier League are also keeping an eye on the young Dutch prodigy.<\/p>\n

As mentioned previously, a new midfielder is not an immediate priority for Barcelona in their current plans for the summer.<\/p>\n

But signing a special talent like Smit could be an opportunity that is too good to turn down for the La Liga champions.<\/p>\n

The youngster, for his part, has already gone on record about how he is a fan of Barcelona and follows the team closely<\/a>. So, in case of a transfer battle, the Blaugrana may have an edge over their rivals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FC Barcelona have laid out clear objectives for the summer transfer window, with their priorities being a new…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":488487,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[1386,4444,5727,112971,221,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-488486","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-kees-smit","12":"tag-soccer","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115828894143876782","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488486","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=488486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/488487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=488486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=488486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=488486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}