{"id":602576,"date":"2026-04-24T00:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/602576\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T00:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:07:09","slug":"deco-holds-meeting-with-agents-to-further-barcelonas-summer-transfer-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/602576\/","title":{"rendered":"Deco holds meeting with agents to further Barcelona&#8217;s summer transfer plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even though the summer transfer window is still some way away, FC Barcelona believe this is the right moment to advance planning for next season. <\/p>\n<p>The needs in the squad have been identified for weeks, and following several meetings with Hansi Flick, the roadmap is beginning to take shape.<\/p>\n<p>Deco flies to London<\/p>\n<p>Now, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.es\/es\/noticias\/barca\/deco-viaje-clandestino-londres-avanzar-129357484\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">SPORT<\/a>, Deco travelled to London on Tuesday for a series of meetings aimed at progressing the club\u2019s sporting plans.<\/p>\n<p>Although Barcelona have <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/barcelona-have-practically-reached-an-agreement-on-personal-terms-with-top-target\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">prioritised targets such as Alessandro Bastoni<\/a> and Julian Alvarez, the club is working on alternative options in case any of these deals do not materialise. <\/p>\n<p>The sporting department is keeping multiple avenues open, with constant activity, even if final decisions have not yet been made.<\/p>\n<p>These have been particularly demanding weeks for the sporting director, who has had little rest and is working at full capacity with a schedule packed with strategic meetings. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fc-barcelona-v-real-madrid-cf-la-liga-ea-sports-3-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Deco, Barcelon sporting director\" class=\"wp-image-175961\"  \/>Deco has been very busy. (Photo by Alex Caparros\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The aim is to stay fully informed about all opportunities in the market and to anticipate key moves that could strengthen the squad.<\/p>\n<p>This very morning, for example, he received Miguel Pinho, head of the AS1 agency and widely regarded as one of the most influential agents in Portugal. <\/p>\n<p>The meeting, beyond any immediate deals, serves to strengthen relationships and open new avenues of collaboration for the future. <\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that Deco has a strong relationship with the agency, having already attempted to sign Luis Diaz last summer and maintained constant contact with its representatives.<\/p>\n<p>After completing solid work in renewing key players and strengthening the backbone of the team, Deco now faces a greater challenge: his first major transfer window, with Barcelona expected to have plenty of spending power, unlike recent seasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Even though the summer transfer window is still some way away, FC Barcelona believe this is the right&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":602577,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[418,49042,16458,4893,403,99],"class_list":["post-602576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-barcelona","tag-barcelona-news","tag-deco","tag-fc-barcelona","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=602576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602576\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/602577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=602576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=602576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=602576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}