Barcelona’s imminent new signing a personal bet of director Deco – report

FC Barcelona continue to move in the transfer market while awaiting the finalisation of Nico Williams’ arrival.

In their bid to further strengthen the squad, with an eye on the future, the Blaugrana have identified Roony Bardghji of FC Copenhagen as a key target and have moved swiftly to secure his signing.

As reported a while back, an agreement has been reached between the two clubs over a deal worth €2.5 million for the 19-year-old winger who will make the switch to Catalonia in July.

Deco pushed for Bardghji signing

Now, according to Carlos Monfort of SPORT, the signing of Roony Bardghji is a personal bet of Barcelona sporting director Deco.

The Swedish teenager is considered a highly promising profile and was close to making a major move before his ACL injury.

Once he reached the final stages of his recovery, Deco met with his agent in Madrid during the Copa del Rey clash between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona. This informal meeting was used to catch up and briefly discuss the player.

Since then, given Bardghji’s positive progress, Deco has closely monitored his development and is now pressing ahead with the signing, which could be completed in just over a week.

Barcelona’s current strategy, under Deco, is to secure top young talent in Europe before they are scooped up by major clubs.

And if everything goes according to plan, the La Liga champions are set to succeed in their pursuit of Bardghji.

Once the teenager arrives, it is expected that he will have a role shuttling between the first team under Hansi Flick and the reserve team, Barça Atletic, managed by Juliano Belletti.