19-year-old wonderkid rejects Barcelona proposal in favour of Bundesliga move

After a sensational 2021, Karim Adeyemi has attracted a flurry of interest from some of the biggest clubs in Europe.

The 19-year-old has enjoyed a prolific campaign with RB Salzburg so far, taking over as the club’s main man following the departure of Patson Daka. In addition, the striker won the European Championships with the German Under-21 side in the summer and made his breakthrough into the senior national team as well.

The teenage prodigy’s exploits over the past year have not gone unnoticed either. Barcelona are one of the clubs that have been heavily linked with a move for Adeyemi. The Catalans are in the market for attacking reinforcements and were believed to have made an offer to secure his services.

The 19-year-old, speaking to SPORT’s Toni Juanmarti earlier this week, expressed his pleasure at being linked with a move to Barça. “Barça is one of the best clubs in the world and I am proud that they want me. Can I see myself playing for Barça in the future? Of course. It’s a great club and if at some point I want to change, it could be,” he said.

However, not long after, his representative confirmed to SPORT that they had received a proposal from Barcelona but had turned it down in order to move to Germany.

“Two days ago we said definitive ‘no’ to Barça’s proposal for Adeyemi. Barça is no longer an option for Karim. The best thing for him is a German club,” his representative informed the publication.

In addition to that, Adeyemi’s camp also confirmed that the Catalans had approached the player with a proposal, but had not lodged an offer with RB Salzburg, contrary to reports. “They made us a proposal but they never got to present anything to Salzburg. In 2-3 years we will see what can happen,” the representatives informed SPORT.

So, as things stand, all things point towards Adeyemi snubbing Barcelona and moving to Borussia Dortmund.