FC Barcelona is anticipated to be very active in the coming days as they try to finalize certain player transactions to make pay room for new hires like Joan Garcia and Nico Williams.
Deco, the director of football for Barcelona, said over the weekend that one of the senior team’s five central defenders would have to leave because, in his opinion, that was too many. Given that one of Barca Atletico’s defenders is expected to go, this is a message that will be understood lower down the ranks.
That’s the case with Sergi Dominguez, who started Barcelona’s season as a surprise player. The 20-year-old Dominguez made six appearances for Hansi Flick this season, emerging as a potential alternative early on as the Blaugrana struggled with defensive ailments.
He was largely a starter for Barca Atletico in the second half of the season. One player from Barcelona’s reserve squad who is close to quitting the team to join Dinamo Zagreb is Sergi Dominguez.
Zagreb will pay €1.2 million transfer fees for Dominguez
However, it appears that Dominguez would depart Barcelona for more opportunities the next season. Matteo Moretto claims that the young center-back is only a step away from joining Dinamo Zagreb, a Croatian team. Sport has released another update, stating that Dominguez will sign a four-year contract and that Barcelona will pay €1.2 million for him.
With just his signature needed to finalize the agreement, they will also keep a 20% sell-on clause on any profits Dinamo makes. According to a rumor last week, Dominguez would also be interested in joining Italian team Empoli, although on a loan.
Even if Dominguez were to improve his value with impressive performances the following season, the Blaugrana would still need to offer him a contract extension in order to give themselves negotiation leverage the following year. This suggests that they would prefer a permanent departure.
Additionally, the La Liga winners are starting to reap the benefits of past agreements that contained future sell-on clauses, like those involving Ferran Jutgla, Alex Collado, and Jean-Clair Todibo.
