Just in: Barcelona weigh up late move for 31-year-old Croatian goalkeeper – Romano

Just in: Barcelona weigh up late move for 31-year-old Croatian goalkeeper – Romano Having officially announced the signing of Rodri and completed the capture of Joao Cancelo, FC Barcelona are moving forward with their activity in the transfer market. A new centre-forward remains at the top of the wishlist for manager Hansi Flick and sporting director Deco. But at the same time, the sporting department continues to work on other operations in the background – one of which concerns the goalkeeping department. Barcelona eye Dominik Livakovic Indeed, according to Fabrizio Romano , Barcelona are considering a late move for Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic. The 31-year-old shot-stopper is back at Fenerbahce after spending the second half of last season on loan at Dinamo Zagreb. On Barcelona’s radar. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) However, he does not feature in the club’s plans for the future and an exit remains a possibility, with Barcelona now weighing up a move for the goalkeeper. Barcelona’s plan with Livakovic As per Romano, Barcelona’s idea would be to anoint Livakovic as the backup to Joan Garcia, but not immediately. The Catalans intend to sign him this summer and loan him out for the 2026/27 season, with the idea of integrating him back into Hansi Flick’s squad next year. For now, Wojciech Szczesny would continue to operate as the second-choice shot-stopper, but with his contract expiring next year, Barça want to have a succession plan already in place. For this same reason, the Blaugrana had considered a move for Alex Remiro of Real Sociedad earlier in the summer, but nothing came of it. Barcelona’s next No. 2? (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) Now, though, Livakovic has emerged as an option for the La Liga champions. The 31-year-old custodian is contracted with Fenerbahce until the summer of 2028. He has spent time in Spain previously, having been on loan at Girona during the first half of the 2025/26 season. However, he did not play a single game during that period, before being sent back to Fenerbahce, while Girona signed Marc-Andre ter Stegen on loan from Barcelona. What now remains to be seen is whether the Catalan giants act on their interest in the Croatian international or decide to postpone the signing of a new goalkeeper for future windows.