Overview
- Negotiations remain active and unresolved with Borussia Dortmund in direct talks and Real Sociedad also pursuing the 20-year-old La Masia graduate.
- Barcelona has set clear conditions that buyers can either pay €20 million for full ownership or pay about €8–10 million to acquire 50% of Fort’s economic rights.
- Real Sociedad reportedly submitted a €10m offer and prefers a loan-style arrangement while Dortmund is reluctant to meet the €20m price and is exploring loans or split-ownership structures.
- Fort, who spent 2025–26 on loan at Elche and has roughly 30 senior appearances for Barcelona, is expected to depart this window if a deal can be agreed.
- Barcelona’s use of retained percentages is a recurring financial tool to raise cash and protect future resale value, which is now shaping late-window talks and the likely form any transfer will take.