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Spanish giants FC Barcelona have stepped up their pursuit of promising Belgian-Ghanaian winger Jesse Bisiwu, with reports indicating that discussions have begun with Club Brugge KV over a potential transfer for the highly rated 18-year-old.

According to Spanish outlet Diario Sport, Barcelona’s scouting chief Joao Amaral recently met representatives of Club Brugge in Switzerland to explore the possibility of signing the talented winger. Amaral, together with Barcelona’s sporting director Deco, is also reported to have held discussions with Bisiwu’s representatives, highlighting the Catalan club’s strong interest in securing the youngster’s services.

Barcelona Begin Talks with Club Brugge Over Rising Star Jesse Bisiwu

Bisiwu, who currently features for Club Brugge’s reserve and U19 teams, has gained attention for his impressive performances at youth level. The winger enjoyed a standout 2025/26 UEFA Youth League campaign, making eight appearances, scoring three goals, and providing one assist.

The young forward also played a key role in Club Brugge U19’s run to the final of the UEFA Youth League, where they eventually lost to Real Madrid U19. Despite the defeat, Bisiwu’s performances throughout the competition significantly raised his profile across Europe.

Bisiwu began his football journey with Oud-Heverlee Leuven, where he spent six years developing his skills between 2014 and 2020 before joining Club Brugge’s academy system.

With his current contract at Club Brugge set to expire next year and renewal talks reportedly stalled, Barcelona are believed to see an opportunity to move quickly for one of Belgium’s most promising young talents.

If negotiations progress successfully, the move could mark a major step in Bisiwu’s young career as he seeks to establish himself at one of Europe’s biggest football clubs.

Barcelona vs Marc-André ter Stegen

Marc-André ter Stegen isn’t leaving and appears determined to make things extremely tough for his employers, despite the Blaugrana’s desire to get rid of him.

Perhaps the most interesting team in world football at the moment is Barcelona. As their exciting Champions League semi-final loss to Inter highlights, Hansi Flick’s team virtually guarantees goals at both ends of the field because to their outstanding strikers and absurdly high defensive line.

Barcelona vs Marc-André ter Stegen: How Spanish champions ended up at war with their club captain

Off the pitch, meanwhile, Barca is also a lot of fun, especially during transfer windows. It was always entertaining to watch whatever ludicrously costly and completely unnecessary addition will be made to the squad during the Josep Maria Bartomeu era.

Since the election of lever-pulling Joan Laporta as president, the focus has shifted to trying to figure out how on earth the Blaugrana will balance the books.

It’s always highly amusing watching Barca sign players they can’t afford before then going to comical lengths to try to register the new arrivals with La Liga. In that sense, the Spanish champions are a journalist’s dream, an endless supply of drama.

Seeing Barcelona recruit players they cannot afford and then go to ridiculous lengths to try to register the new players with La Liga is always very funny. The Spanish champions are, in that way, a journalist’s paradise, a never-ending source of drama.

In August 2023, Marc-André ter Stegen signed a contract extension, which delighted Barcelona. To begin with, the German was crowned La Liga’s top player after recording a record-tying 26 clean sheets in the Blaugrana’s 2022–2023 championship victory.

As far as Laporta was concerned, Barca boasted the best shot-stopper in world football. “Ter Stegen is a guarantee in goal,” the Catalan enthused at the time. “And he is a person of real value. He has adapted to the club, the city, and the country – and that is why he is one of the team captains. We are delighted to have him.”

However, of even greater satisfaction to Laporta was the fact that Marc-André ter Stegen had agreed to stagger his salary in such a way that it afforded the club more wiggle room within La Liga’s strict wage bill regulations. “We have to thank him for restricting his contract because it allowed us to sign other players,” the Barca president acknowledged.