Barcelona transfer news: Goncalo Inacio truth 'revealed' as La Liga champions are linked with £51m Sporting Lisbon star

Barcelona are allegedly not adjacent to signing Sporting Lisbon centre-back Goncalo Inacio contempt the caller speculation surrounding the Portugal international.

Inacio has agelong been linked with a determination distant from Sporting, with Real Madrid, Manchester United and Arsenal among the clubs said to beryllium keen connected the centre-back.

Barcelona are besides thought to beryllium interested, and caller reports person claimed that the La Liga champions are advancing connected a imaginable woody for the 24-year-old.

However, according to transportation adept Fabrizio Romano, Hansi Flick's squad are not closing successful connected a determination for the Portuguese.

"Nothing agreed, precocious oregon adjacent for Goncalo Inacio to Barcelona contempt reports this morning. Club sources playing down links with the defender," Romano posted connected X.

Barcelona 'not closing in' connected Inacio transfer

Inacio came done the younker strategy astatine Sporting, making his first-team debut for the Lisbon outfit successful 2020, and helium has present represented the nine connected 261 occasions, scoring 24 goals and registering 15 assists.

The centre-back has already made 2 appearances for Sporting successful the league this season, portion helium has a declaration with his existent broadside until the summertime of 2030.

However, determination is simply a merchandise clause of €60m (£51m) contiguous successful his woody astatine Estadio Jose Alvalade.

Left-footed Inacio, who was portion of the Portugal squad astatine the 2026 World Cup, has gained Champions League acquisition during his clip astatine Sporting, featuring connected 31 occasions successful the competition.

Will Barcelona motion a centre-back earlier transportation model closes?

Barcelona had Andreas Christensen and Gerard Martin astatine the bosom of their defence for Sunday's 2026-27 La Liga opener against Elche, arsenic Pau Cubarsi is inactive gathering his fittingness aft helping Spain to triumph the 2026 World Cup.

Eric Garcia and Jules Kounde tin besides play successful the mediate of the backmost four, truthful it would beryllium a astonishment to spot different centre-back determination to Camp Nou earlier the transportation deadline.

However, the Catalan outfit are inactive keen to bring successful a caller fig nine, with Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez remaining their fig 1 people successful the last 3rd of the field.