Overview

• Barcelona have reached a verbal agreement with FC Copenhagen to sign 19-year-old Swedish winger Roony Bardghji for a €2 million fee plus add-ons and a sell-on clause
• Bardghji’s contract runs until December 2025, which lowered Copenhagen’s negotiating leverage and sped up the transfer
• Despite missing most of last season with an ACL injury, he netted 11 goals in 2023-24 and is regarded as one of Europe’s most promising young wingers
• The move would follow Barcelona’s capture of Joan Garcia from Espanyol and precede the club’s plan to trigger Nico Williams’s €58 million release clause on July 1
• Sporting director Deco and club officials are preparing paperwork for a formal announcement next week and will decide whether Bardghji joins first-team training or features with Barça B as part of his development