Barcelona finalise €4.5m deal with Al-Ittihad

Barcelona are always looking to raise funds to get rid of their well-documented financial problems, and they have just secured their latest windfall. They have orchestrated their first sale of the winter transfer window, and they hope that it will not be the last.

Over the last seven days, Barcelona have been in talks with Al-Ittihad – whose sporting director is Ramon Planes, who held the same position at the Catalan giants – in regards to a deal for Unai Hernandez, captain of Barca Atletic. The 20-year-old has been in good form in the First Federation this season, although his pathway to the first team has been blocked by the likes of Pedri, Gavi, Dani Olmo, Fermin Lopez and Pablo Torre.