Overview

• Como head coach Cesc Fàbregas is pushing to finalise a loan with an option to buy for Iñaki Peña by Wednesday
• Barcelona has yet to renew Peña’s contract, which expires in 2026, to preserve his transfer value ahead of any loan
• LaLiga’s pending ratification of newly signed Wojciech Szczesny remains the key procedural hurdle delaying the deal
• Peña has been relegated in Barcelona’s pecking order after losing his place first to Szczesny and then to Joan García
• Interest from Turkish clubs and other suitors endures but is dwindling as Barcelona’s internal delays narrow Peña’s options