Barcelona new signing was in advanced talks to join Bundesliga club last summer – report

Ronny Bardghji was one of Barcelona’s three major signings during the summer transfer window, alongside Joan Garcia and Marcus Rashford.

While Garcia and Rashford have both emerged as key components in Hansi Flick’s setup, Bardghji is still looking to make that elusive breakthrough.

The youngster, though, has shown a lot of potential and certainly has the ability to become a first-team regular at Barcelona.

Bardghji was close to joining Stuttgart

However, Bardghji’s career trajectory could have panned out very differently as the young forward was in advanced talks with Stuttgart last summer, reports Florian Plettenberg.

The forward, though, had no desire to join the Bundesliga club and opted for a move to Barcelona at the end.

A move to Stuttgart could have been an interesting one for Bardghji, though, as the German outfit is excellent when it comes to nurturing talents.

Former Real Madrid academy star Chema Andres is already making headlines with his performances this season and there’s no reason why Bardghji couldn’t have found success in the Bundesliga.

The Swede, though, had his sights on Barcelona and is more than willing to fight for his place in the starting eleven, despite having racked up less than 200 minutes of action.

Barcelona, for their part, are more than happy with Bardghji’s progress so far and the club are not thinking about loaning him out in the upcoming January transfer window.

Given Barcelona’s injury woes this season, it is very much possible that Bardghji’s services could be required during the course of the season. Until then, the forward must remain and wait for his opportunity in the first team.