Barcelona transfer news: Hansi Flick’s side ‘reactivate interest’ in €25m Serie A defender

Barcelona are reportedly planning to step up their curiosity in Inter Milan right-back Denzel Dumfries.

Amidst ongoing uncertainty over the membership’s monetary place, head coach Hansi Flick stays eager to strengthen his squad after steering the Catalan giants to the La Liga title final season.

Goalkeeper Joan Garcia turned Barca’s first summer season signing from Espanyol for €25m final month, whereas Athletic Bilbao attacker Nico Williams is believed to be certainly one of their major targets.

The addition of a brand new right-back may be on the playing cards forward of the 2025-26 marketing campaign, with Fichajes reporting that Barcelona have ‘reactivated their curiosity’ in Netherlands worldwide Dumfries.

In the meantime, journalist Fabrizio Romano claims that Barca have been displaying an curiosity within the 29-year-old in latest months, however they’re but to desk a proper proposal or make an official strategy.

Dumfries nonetheless has three years remaining on his Inter contract, however it’s stated to incorporate a €25m (£21.6m) launch clause which is legitimate till mid-July and should be paid outright ought to golf equipment come calling.

Hypothesis over Dumfries’s future at Inter intensified earlier this week when it was reported that he has agreed to modify representatives and hyperlink up with super-agent Jorge Mendes.

Though Jules Kounde has established himself as a first-team common at Barca, chipping in with 4 objectives and eight assists in 53 video games final season, it’s understood that Flick is eager to bolster his squad with an attack-minded right-back different.

Ronald Araujo, Hector Fort and Eric Garcia have all skilled spells on the correct facet of defence, however not one of the trio possess the identical attacking traits as Inter star Dumfries, who’s broadly considered one Europe’s greatest proper wing-backs.

Since becoming a member of Inter in 2021, Dumfries has contributed to 48 objectives in 179 appearances throughout all competitions, scoring 22 objectives and registering 26 assists.

Barca found Dumfries’s attacking high quality the laborious method

The previous PSV Eindhoven man discovered the web 11 instances and offered six assists in 47 matches final season, recording two objectives and three assists in opposition to Barcelona in Inter’s enthralling 7-6 win over two legs within the Champions League semi-finals.

Dumfries and Inter went on to lose within the Champions League ultimate for the second time in three years, however the Dutchman has nonetheless received 5 trophies throughout his time at San Siro, together with the 2023-24 Serie A title.

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