Barcelona open talks over potential pre-season tour to the USA in 2027 – report

There is still a long way to go in the ongoing season, but Barcelona’s administration has already begun planning for the next pre-season campaign.

After all, the last two pre-seasons saw the team abandon their tradition of visiting the United States of America for a plethora of reasons.

Instead, tours were planned to Japan, Korea and England over the two years with many regular stars not even being a part of the tour. Now, however, that change appears set to take a step back.

Return to the USA

Indeed, as relayed by Mundo Deportivo in a recent report, Barcelona are in conversations to return to the United States for the next pre-season campaign. The marketing department is looking to strike an agreement again, and the chances are good.

Barcelona see the USA as a great location for their pre-season work for a plethora of reasons.

For starters, they enjoy great support from fans there and also see it as a strategic location to pioneer the club’s expansion.

In that sense, they want to take advantage of the fact that there are no global football events like the World Cup or Club World Cup scheduled there this year. The timing to return to the States appears optimal.

Back after three years

The United States of America has been Barcelona’s go-to pre-season destination for a long time now, and they notably scheduled their preparations there for three consecutive years between 2022 and 2024.

In 2025, the FIFA Club World Cup was held in the country, forcing Barcelona to explore opportunities in Japan and Korea.

In the recent pre-season, the nation played host to the FIFA World Cup, once again making it unfeasible. Moreover, even Barcelona did not have most stars available for pre-season owing to the same reason.

Given that several top clubs look to host their pre-season in America, Barcelona can even expect some high-level friendlies should their plan work out. Moreover, Hansi Flick will also have most of his players available for the next pre-season.

The current preference of the board is to schedule the tour along the west coast this time around, the same belt they covered in 2023. In 2022 and 2024, they focused on the East Coast.

There is indeed still time to finalise the tour, but the initial signs spell good news for American Barcelona fans.