Barcelona likely to miss out on midfield prodigy as asking price soars over €15 million

Lucas Bergvall of Djurgardens has become a much sought-after young midfielder in Europe after breaking through the ranks in Sweden.

The 17-year-old midfield prospect has emerged as a target for Barcelona as well, with the club even preparing an initial offer worth €4 million, including add-ons.

Deal unlikely

However, according to a report from Tomas Andreu of SPORT, Barcelona are unlikely to be able to sign Bergvall, even though the player himself desires a move to the Catalan club.

As per the report, Barça’s sporting department contacted Bergvall and his agent months ago to show their willingness to negotiate his signing.

The club informed Djurgardens of its interest in the player, with the player’s approval, who was delighted at the prospect of joining the Blaugrana.

However, Barça asked for time to balance its books while it invested its resources in other bets such as Noah Darvich and Mika Faye in the summer.

Meanwhile, Djurgardens knocked back a €5 million offer from Udinese for Bergvall, dismissing it as too low. And, now the youngster’s value stands above €15 million.

Negotiations are still open but the chances of the transfer going through are remote. Time is passing, the player is becoming more expensive and Barça are losing ground.

Meanwhile, other clubs, such as Inter Milan, are making moves to speed up negotiations before the price of one of the most promising players of the moment soars even higher.

As such, Barcelona might end up missing out on signing Bergvall, much like they have on Claudio Echeverri who is Manchester City-bound.