Overview

• Barcelona must sell Inaki Pena by the September 1 deadline to comply with La Liga’s salary-cap rules and avoid losing him on a free transfer as his contract winds down.
• At 26, Pena has fallen to fourth in the pecking order behind Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, Joan Garcia and Wojciech Szczesny, limiting his first-team prospects.
• Como coach Cesc Fabregas has confirmed the club’s interest in Pena and is pushing for an agreement, though Barcelona’s registration constraints have delayed the move.
• Galatasaray has emerged as a rival suitor and is preparing an €8-10 million opening offer that could match Barcelona’s valuation.
• Barcelona is insisting on buy-back and sell-on provisions to retain a stake in Pena’s future as negotiations advance.