World Sports: Barcelona wants to rent out 19-year-old Ford to give him a stable playing time

Football     7:12am, 4 August 2025

According to World Sports, Barcelona hopes to rent Ford out.

Barcelona recommends renting 19-year-old Ford to a strong and high-level team. Deco's Barcelona policy requires young players to have a weekly chance of playing. Ford has few opportunities to play last season, and according to Flick's plan, there will still be no big changes this season.

This is not because the club has no confidence in Ford, and everyone thinks he has great potential. But the competition in his position is very fierce, Conde is the main force, and Eric Garcia successfully transformed last season and became Conde's main substitute.

In view of this situation and Flick's employment direction, the club believes that letting Ford go on loan is the best choice, which can not only continue to pay attention to his growth, but also ensure that he has game time every week. It is worth mentioning that Ford was unwilling to play for Barcelona B last season, which is a problem in the eyes of the management because they believe that the "training with the first team and playing for the B team" model is very suitable for Ford.

Ford's loan is a club-driven arrangement, similar to Paul Victor, Fati, Torre, Pena (the future destination is uncertain) or Romeu, whose form has rebounded after loaning to Girona. These players lack opportunities to play under Frick. As for those players who have had a certain amount of playing time but may lose opportunities due to fierce competition, Barcelona has not received a formal offer yet.

The main reason is that the club did not put the players Frick trusted in the transfer market. The club does not intend to sell players who are highly watched like Casador, Fermin or Araujo. But with only one month left for the transfer window, some players may feel that their chances of playing are limited and will take the initiative to ask for leaving the team.

Barca hopes to resolve the financial fair competition issue as soon as possible, but does not intend to raise money by selling players. The final decision of the player's stay or not will be made by Frick, who will judge based on the player's role in the starting lineup. The head coach also knows that the team currently has too many players, especially in the midfield position.

source:7m cn livescore vn