After being one step away from AC Milan, it looks like Barcelona are going to win the race to sign Juwensley Onstein from Genk.
A saga has played out over the past few days regarding Onstein. Earlier in the week, it was reported that talks were advanced between Milan and Genk over his signing, and Matteo Moretto even said he was due in Italy on Thursday for a medical.
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Barcelona swoop
He did not arrive, and Moretto went on to state that the deal had collapsed right at the point that the two clubs were exchanging documents to make everything official. Now, it seems that Barcelona have swooped in for the Dutchman.
Moretto reports on X: “Barcelona wants Juwensley Onstein, the Dutch central defender from Jong Genk. An agreement between the two clubs is close.
“The Spanish club firmly believe in the young player’s qualities and wants to create a tailor-made development plan for him. Juwensley Onstein has already agreed to join Barcelona.”
Whether the deal with Milan fell apart because of Barcelona’s entry into the race at the 11th hour is unknown at present. However, it seems that the 18-year-old is now heading for Catalunya, with Barca landing someone regarded to be one of the most interesting prospects in Dutch football.
We are losers. The management needs to resign
Teams should be furious when they miss their negotiations with a player to another team instead of saying nothing
We’re not losers. There is no rule against a player deciding to join another club at the 11th hour and crying about it doesn’t change that. It might even make you look worse. Just move on. There is always another “future star”.
You know how many of these “top talents” there are every year? Sure he seemed like a promising prospect and it’s a very mild bummer to lose him. However the fact that Barca were after the same player actually gives me confidence that our scouts are doing a good job identifying young talent. Also it’s not crazy to hear a that a young player would pick Barca for development over other clubs. Outside of Ajax who can say they match Barca’s youth system?
The only loser here is you, Inter fans are better than you
Yh but when you are in negotiations with a player and actually putting an offer why u give up so easily. While the negotiations should be easy if you can movivate the player to sign for your team instead someone else.
You should know how to represent your teams project
We already have a CB with potential what we need is an already established CB that will improve the squad now not in the next 3-5 seasons, I’m glad Barce got him