Barcelona reach agreement to sign 20-year-old defensive whizkid in a loan-to-buy deal

The transfer market is nearing its conclusion and Barcelona are expected to announce a series of deals.

Starting from the loan of Joao Cancelo, the club are expected to sanction the exits of Clement Lenglet and Ansu Fati on transfer deadline day.

Barcelona are also working on the possibility of signing Joao Felix, but it appears the club may also sign a new defender before the window closes.

Barcelona reach agreement to sign Mamadou Fall

According to Tom Bogert, Barcelona have reached an agreement with Los Angeles FC to sign Mamadou Fall on a loan deal.

Fall’s loan deal will include a purchase option, which is set to cost a little more than €7 million, including add-ons.

Fall is a centre-back by trade, who played for Villarreal’s reserve squad last season on a season-long loan deal. The youngster has returned to LAFC this summer and has featured in most of the matches since.

Standing at 1.89m, Fall is known for his formidable presence at the back. At 20, the defender has shown immense potential and has featured in almost 50 competitive matches for LAFC.

It is expected that the Senegalese defender will be a part of Barça Atletic squad under Rafa Marquez, although given his potential and progression a senior call-up might not be too distant.

He could be called up to train with the seniors by manager Xavi Hernandez while playing for the subsidiary squad.

The player, after all, has featured in only one La Liga match in his young career so far and requires more experience at the highest level of football.