Barcelona Football Club dey show strong interest to sign Fisnik Asllani, di 23-year-old striker wey dey play for German Bundesliga side Hoffenheim. Di player him agent, Ayman Dahmani, confirm say dem don get contact from di Catalan club for dis upcoming summer transfer window. Dahmani yarn to Erem News say “Barcelona’s interest in di player dey valid for dis moment, and dem don get contact from di Catalan club.”
Di interest from Barcelona come as dem dey expect say Robert Lewandowski go leave di club for free dis summer, and dem dey get speculation about di future of Ferran Torres. Dis na make Barcelona dey find new forward wey go fit join Camp Nou. Asllani don score nine goals and register eight assists for Hoffenheim for dis season, including eight goals and seven assists for Bundesliga matches.
For international level, Asllani don score four goals for Kosovo national team for 13 appearances, including one goal for dia 4-3 win against Slovakia for World Cup qualifying playoff semi-final for Thursday night. Di attacker go now dey try to help Kosovo qualify for di 2026 World Cup for Tuesday playoff clash against Turkey.
German journalist Florian Plettenberg write for X say Barcelona dey monitor Asllani because di promising striker get “written release clause” for next summer. Reports suggest say di release clause dey around €25 million (£22 million), wey make am affordable option for dis summer transfer window. Plettenberg add say “Barcelona don dey informed. Move to European top club dey fully planned, and him future club go expected to compete for Champions League.”
Barcelona interest for Asllani no be new thing. Last year, dem report say Barcelona don scout Asllani, wey get nine goals and six assists for dis season. Dahmani confirm again say talks don happen between himself and representatives of di La Liga leaders. Dahmani yarn via MD say “Barcelona’s interest in di player dey valid for di moment, and dem don get contact from di Catalan club.”
Despite di contact, Dahmani confirm say Asllani no go leave Hoffenheim unless dem activate him release clause. MD note say di valuation dey between €25 million and €29 million, wey fit make am more affordable option compared to players like Julian Alvarez, wey remain Barcelona priority but fit too expensive because of dia financial troubles.
Asllani don show interest for Barcelona before. Dem spot am watch Barcelona take on Espanyol for La Liga dis season, and him social media activity dis week show am watch Barcelona for action. Di 23-year-old striker score 19 goals during loan spell at SV Elversberg last term before e make move back to Hoffenheim.
Barcelona no be di only club wey dey eye Asllani. Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa dey among English clubs wey dem link with di 6ft 3in forward. Di competition from Premier League clubs fit make di transfer process more complex for Barcelona.
For Kosovo side, di national team dey on brink of first appearance for any major tournament after wild 4-3 win away to Slovakia. Slovakia lead twice for Bratislava through goals from Martin Valjent and Lukas Haraslin, but Kosovo fight back with efforts from Veldin Hodza and Fisnik Asllani. Kosovo, wey dem only admit to UEFA and FIFA competitions ten years ago, then go in front courtesy of Florent Muslija and get another goal from Kreshnik Hajrizi. David Strelec stoppage-time strike no enough to deny Kosovo.
Di decision about Asllani future go come for coming weeks as preparations continue ahead of summer transfer window wey go open for July. Barcelona need to decide if dem go pursue di transfer more seriously or focus on other targets.
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