Barcelona inform 24-year-old academy graduate’s agent that they wish to sell him

Barcelona held a meeting with the agent of Alex Collado earlier today and informed him of their intentions to sell the 24-year-old academy graduate in the summer transfer window, reports Gabriel Sans of Mundo Deportivo.

Collado came through the youth ranks at Barça’s La Masia setup and generated a lot of expectations.

However, things have not gone according to plan for him thus far in his senior career, as he failed to carve out a place in the Blaugrana setup while failing to impress on his loan spells.

The Spaniard spent the 2022/23 campaign out on loan at Elche CF, but managed to make only 17 appearances across all competitions, finishing with just a solitary goal and assist each.

With no purchase option included in the agreement, Collado will return to Barcelona imminently, but has no place in Xavi’s plans for the upcoming season.

As such, the La Liga champions met with his agent, Albert Botines, earlier today, and informed him of their intentions to sell him permanently in the upcoming transfer window.

Given that his contract expires in 2024, the Catalan giants are not interested in loaning him out and would prefer an outright sale, although an exit would depend on the kind of offers that might arrive.

The report suggests that Collado has offers from newly-promoted La Liga club Las Palmas and other clubs in Spain as well as teams from Greece and Turkey.

It now remains to be seen where the 24-year-old La Masia graduate ends up before the start of the next season, as an exit from Barcelona looms large.