Galatasaray have completed the signing of 22-year-old Barcelona ace

Barcelona are in a war against time as the hour hand ticks down the end of the winter transfer window. Offloading players is key before signing anyone, and signing players is of utmost importance given their stand – or the lack thereof – in European Competitions.

Good news does this afternoon, in the form of the departure of Inaki Pena, as reported by Josep Capdevila. The Barcelona goalkeeper has joined Galatasaray on a six-month loan, without a purchase option.

Inaki tested negative for COVID-19 today and plans to travel to Turkey soon to put pen to paper officially.

This move comes as a direct result of the club not allowing Neto to leave the club in January. While there was some interest from Flamengo in January, Barcelona did not trust Inaki and Arnau Tenas enough to let the Brazilian leave, especially given Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s injuries.

Inaki’s move could trigger a set of exits from Barcelona, especially that of Ousmane Dembele, who could be the deciding factor for a lot of possible signings in the near future.