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The future of Iñaki Peña could lie in northern Italy. The goalkeeper of FC Barcelona, whose contract with the club expires in June 2026, is in the sights of Como 1907, a team in Serie A with Cesc Fàbregas as coach. The Italian team's intention is clear: to incorporate the goalkeeper into their project immediately, taking advantage of Barcelona's willingness to facilitate his departure if they can secure another goalkeeper before the transfer window closes.
In recent weeks, Como has explored various options to strengthen their goalkeeping. One of the names they considered was German goalkeeper Kevin Trapp, but they have ultimately decided to focus their efforts on Iñaki Peña, whose contract situation suggests an affordable departure. In this context, the player's representatives recently met with Deco, Barcelona's sporting director, to discuss the proposals received and the player's desire to have a more prominent role away from Camp Nou.
The Italian team's interest is strong, and talks are expected to progress over the weekend as Como will be in Barcelona to play against Barcelona in the Trofeu Joan Gamper. The presence of the Italian board could expedite negotiations and bring the parties closer to closing a mutually beneficial deal.
Barcelona is eager to offload Iñaki Peña
However, Barcelona is not in a hurry to finalize the transfer. Currently, Iñaki Peña is the only registered goalkeeper of the first team, and his departure is subject to the registration of one of the two possible reinforcements: Joan García from Espanyol or Wojciech Szczesny from Juventus. According to Sport, the Catalan club will not give the green light to his departure until one of them is officially registered.
Aside from Como's interest, Peña has also received offers from Galatasaray and Celta de Vigo, but the process to finalize his signing in those cases would be more complex. Therefore, the Italian option appears to be the most viable. At 25 years old, the goalkeeper from Alicante sees a change of scenery positively to establish himself as a starter in a growing team. Fàbregas, a great connoisseur of the Barça environment, is determined to have him in his ambitious project.
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