Álex Valle could leave €6M to Barça: Como prepares to exercise his termination clause

The summer market of the 2025-26 season has not yet arrived, and FC Barcelona is already starting to receive good news regarding departures. The Azulgrana team envisions the option of making money with one of its loaned players during this 2024-25 season: the 20-year-old left-back, Álex Valle.

According to reports from the journalist specializing in transfers, Fabrizio Romano, Como 1907 —managed by Cesc Fàbregas— is very close to activating the purchase option included in the Badalona native's contract. Álex Valle arrived at the 'Larian' team in the second half of the 2024-25 season, after a 'gray' first half of the season at Celtic de Glasgow. The clause figure is around six million euros.

Álex Valle: His key impact on Como's left-back position

Romano also assures that Como has a strong interest in keeping the youth player outright. The young full-back has become an important piece for the team, adding 762 minutes in 11 matches and establishing himself as a regular starter.

Álex Valle has provided the left side of the 'Larian' team with notable defensive solidity. He stands out in one-on-one situations and as a cover, but without neglecting the offensive aspect, which is one of his strengths. He is a player who frequently projects himself into the attack, with a good touch for crossing and the ability to offer himself as a passing option. Tactically and technically, he shows himself as a player with great fundamentals.

Barcelona would receive an unexpected sum key for 'fair play'

If the operation materializes, FC Barcelona would obtain an income that, although perhaps not in the initial plans, could be key to improving their situation with 'financial fair play'. Likewise, it would mean the definitive detachment of the youth player from the Azulgrana team, since he never officially debuted with the first team.

Throughout his career, Álex Valle has gone through several loans:

• 📌 In the 2024-25 season he played for Celtic and Como 1907
• 📌 In the 2023-24 season he was at Levante UD
• 📌 In the 2022-23 season he was at FC Andorra

He was close to staying with Hansi Flick

Despite these loans, Álex Valle touched the first team at the beginning of this 2024-25 season. During the preseason under the orders of Hansi Flick, the defender had minutes as a right-back and left good feelings. However, he ended up out of the final planning, where Alejandro Balde and Gerard Martín were prioritized for the left-back position.

The youth player, who did not feel comfortable as a secondary option at right-back, chose to look for minutes outside the club. Now, everything indicates that his time as a culé will come to an end this summer. Did Álex Valle deserve an opportunity in the Azulgrana first team?