Barcelona decided not to sign in-form striker in the summer due to €50 million price tag

Barcelona decided not to sign in-form striker in the summer due to €50 million price tag Barcelona had a summer transfer window that brought significant changes to their attack. The departures of Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres left the club without a number nine. Although Gabriel Jesus arrived and Raphinha has adapted brilliantly to a central role, the long-term striker role remains an important consideration. The Catalans explored several options during the transfer window, including Julian Alvarez, Lautaro Martinez and Nicolo Tresoldi , but none of the moves panned out. According to Florian Plettenberg of Sky Sport Germany , one interesting option that attracted concrete interest from Barça in the closing days of the window was Nicolo Tresoldi. Barcelona were interested in Tresoldi The journalist has revealed that the German striker was available for around €50 million, but the Catalans decided against meeting the asking price. Barcelona considered signing the young forward but were unwilling to commit such a substantial amount for a relatively unproven player. Since then, Tresoldi’s performances have made that decision worth revisiting. The 22-year-old has recorded three hat-tricks in just four weeks. Nicolo Tresoldi has started the new season in excellent form. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) These included one in the Champions League against Inter Milan and another against Sint-Truiden. He has scored 12 goals in 14 club appearances this season, with four more for Germany’s Under-21 side bringing his combined tally to 16. Tresoldi’s international future also remains undecided between Germany, Argentina and Italy, although he wants to represent Germany at the Under-21 European Championship next summer. Barcelona could face a more expensive decision Arsenal and several other major clubs remain interested, with a potential January move already being discussed. However, Brugge are reluctant to sell their number nine mid-season, while Tresoldi’s contract runs until 2029. The difficult question for Barcelona to answer is whether €50 million was genuinely excessive in today’s market for a striker whose potential is evident. Will Barcelona move for Tresoldi at some point in the future? (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) Rejecting the move back in the summer was not necessarily a mistake. Raphinha’s success up front has given Flick some breathing room. However, Tresoldi’s remarkable start to the new season suggests that Barça will be very lucky to sign him for the same €50 million in future transfer windows. Barça must now decide whether he is worth following closely for another window or whether they are better off spending the money elsewhere. While the opportunity has not necessarily disappeared, the terms of any future deal may be even less favourable than they were in August, and it remains to be seen what the future holds for Tresoldi.