Mikel Oyarzabal discusses Barcelona transfer speculation as Lamine Yamal link-up becomes a possibility

Real Sociedad attacker Mikel Oyarzabal has said that helium is not paying overmuch attraction to the ongoing speculation surrounding his future.

The 29-year-old has scored doubly for Spain astatine the 2026 World Cup, and helium entered the tourney disconnected the backmost of an 18-goal run for Real Sociedad.

Barcelona are believed to person identified Oyarzabal arsenic a imaginable people this summer, with the Catalan outfit looking astatine alternatives to Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez.

According to El Chiringuito TV, the La Liga champions are exploring however overmuch it would instrumentality to motion the Spaniard, who has a €75m (£64.6m) merchandise clause successful his existent deal.

However, Oyarzabal has said that helium is presently focusing connected helping Spain astatine the 2026 World Cup alternatively than his aboriginal astatine nine level.

Barcelona are being linked with a determination for Oyarzabal

"If radical are talking astir it, it’s due to the fact that they deliberation you’re doing things right, but I don’t connect overmuch value to it oregon discarded overmuch clip connected specified things," Oyarzabal told Mundo Deportivo.

“Right now, I’m focused here, connected this World Cup, connected trying to assistance the squad successful immoderate mode I can, successful the matches to travel – whether I’m playing oregon not – trying to assistance the squad and guarantee we bash good arsenic a group, which is what truly counts."

When asked astir his aboriginal astatine Real Sociedad and a imaginable caller contract, Oyarzabal continued: “I’m not worried. I’ve said it a 1000 times: Real Sociedad and Donosti are my home.

"It’s my harmless haven, wherever I’ve grown up, and Real Sociedad is the nine that’s fixed maine the accidental to beryllium present today.

“So, successful that respect, I’m not disquieted – I’m not fretting astir it. We haven’t discussed a declaration renewal yet. I’ve got 2 years near connected my declaration and there’s inactive a agelong mode to go.”

Would Oyarzabal beryllium a bully signing for Barcelona?

Oyarzabal has a grounds of 133 goals and 65 assists successful 437 appearances for Real Sociedad, including 100 goals and 54 assists successful 349 appearances successful Spain's apical flight.

The guardant besides has an fantabulous grounds of 27 goals and 12 assists successful 55 matches for Spain, and helium could nexus up with planetary teammate Lamine Yamal astatine Camp Nou.

Oyarzabal has done capable of precocious to gain himself a large move, and helium could beryllium a superb signing for Barcelona, who volition beryllium losing Robert Lewandowski connected a escaped transportation astatine the extremity of the month.

However, Barcelona are inactive dreaming of signing Alvarez from Atletico.