Barcelona decided to withdraw from the race to sign Bournemouth striker Ilie Junior Kroobi during the current summer transfer window.
Ilie Junior Kroobi
Club: Bournemouth
Fabrizio Romano, the journalist specializing in transfer news, indicated that Bournemouth's management maintained its position throughout the transfer period refusing to sell the French striker, confirming that he is not for sale at any price.
He added that the English club held on to the player even with reports of offers reaching 80 million pounds sterling to secure his services.
Kroobi had a distinguished season with Bournemouth during 2025-2026, after scoring 13 goals in 33 Premier League matches, contributing to the team's qualification for the Europa League for the first time in its history.
The player's contract with Bournemouth extends for four more seasons.
Despite Barcelona's failure to sign some of its attacking targets, the club does not feel the need to rush into a new deal, after bolstering its ranks this summer by signing Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United and Karim Adeyemi from Borussia Dortmund.
Expectations indicate that Barcelona is still planning to sign a new attacking deal before the summer transfer window closes.
The Catalan club is looking to strengthen its attacking line, after facing difficulties in negotiations to sign Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez, given the Spanish club's insistence on keeping their player.
Kroobi attracted the interest of several European clubs after his brilliance in his first season with Bournemouth, but transfer expert Fabrizio Romano confirmed that Barcelona will not continue its attempts to sign the player this summer.