Barcelona transfer news: Highly-rated teenager 'increases chances' of Camp Nou move with World Cup displays

Lucas Herrington's performances for Australia astatine the 2026 World Cup person reportedly strengthened Barcelona's involvement successful him.

Pre-tournament, determination was a batch of speech surrounding Herrington's future, with a fig of large clubs believed to beryllium funny successful the 18-year-old.

Liverpool person been heavy linked with his services, but it is understood that Barcelona are astatine the caput of the queue for the Colorado Rapids centre-back.

According to Sport, Barcelona person been monitoring the teen 'for months', and his signifier astatine this summer's World Cup has lone strengthened the Catalan outfit's interest.

Herrington 'firmly' connected Barcelona's radar

The study claims that Herrington is seen arsenic a large acceptable for Barcelona, but it remains to beryllium seen whether helium makes the determination to the La Liga champions this summer.

Herrington played for Taringa Rovers, Toowong, Brisbane City and Brisbane Roar during his younker vocation and past turned nonrecreational with the second successful 2024.

The defender featured connected 29 occasions for Brisbane Roar's elder broadside up of a determination to Colorado Rapids successful January 2026.

Herrington has made 17 appearances for Colorado Rapids, portion helium has been capped connected six occasions by the Australian nationalist side.

The teen played doubly astatine the 2026 World Cup, featuring for the afloat 90 minutes against Paraguay successful Australia's last group-stage fixture earlier playing the afloat 120 minutes against Egypt successful the circular of 32.

Herrington impressed successful his 2 appearances for Australia astatine 2026 World Cup

Herrington missed a punishment successful the shootout against Egypt arsenic the Socceroos were knocked retired of the competition, but the teen impressed successful his 2 matches.

Ahead of this summer's World Cup, the defender told reporters: "I'm not truly reasoning excessively acold successful the future. So it is conscionable Colorado and present conscionable focusing connected the World Cup. That's wherever my absorption is astatine the moment, truthful we'll spot what happens aft that."

Herrington is 6ft 4in tall, and it is understood that his carnal illustration has made him a starring antiaircraft people for Barcelona.