Francisco Trincao
Francisco Trincao celebrates with Barcelona.
Francisco Trincao spent last season away from Barcelona on loan at Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers and could be on the move again before the start of the 2022-23 season.
The winger is “close” to agreeing a move to Portuguese side Sporting on a two-year loan deal that would include a mandatory purchase option set at €20 million, as reported by Mundo Deportivo.
Barcelona and Sporting are currently negotiating a deal that would see the purchase option come into effect if “a series of easy-to-achieve” objectives are fulfilled next season.
The Catalans want around €20-25m for Trincao who cost the club €31 million when he signed from Braga in 2020. Trincao spent just one season at Barcelona before being offloaded to Wolves.
If Trincao does move he will be the latest player to leave the Camp Nou this summer, following Dani Alves, Ferran Jutgla, and Philippe Coutinho in waving goodbye to Barcelona.
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Trincao To Take Pay Cut
Trincao seems happy to return to Portugal and is willing to take a pay cut to help the deal go through, according to Sport. The winger “knows he won’t get many minutes at Barca” and thinks heading back to his homeland is the best option.