Héctor Fort, wanted by a German giant: who is it?

Published New:31/07/2025 - 16:08h

Updated New:1/08/2025 - 09:13h

Héctor Fort is on the verge of leaving Barça. A Bundesliga giant is closely monitoring his situation and has already shown interest

FC Barcelona is preparing with its sights set on the 2025/26 season, but before the summer transfer market ends, it must let go of some players, and among the 'transferables' seems to be Héctor Fort, who is already wanted by one of the biggest clubs in the Bundesliga.

In this sense, according to recent rumors, the idea of seeking an exit for the right-back is generated because coach Hansi Flick wants to have a squad that is as competitive as possible and considers that Fort still needs to mature certain aspects of his game.

However, the coach believes that he is a player with a lot of quality and that, due to his youth, he has a lot of room for improvement, but from Germany, already aware of his situation in the Blaugrana team, Borussia Dortmund has reportedly shown interest in the '32'.

Dortmund, keeping an eye on Fort: this is what Barça wants

Dortmund's sports management is keeping a close watch on Barça's movements in the current transfer market. Negotiations, still in the preliminary stage, have begun to take shape, and the player's entourage has already been informed about the possibility of making the leap to the Bundesliga.

In the event that a possible operation materializes, the Blaugrana team does not plan to completely disassociate itself from the right-back. The club plans to maintain some control over the player, either through a buy-back option or by retaining a percentage of a future sale.

The 'Black and Yellows' consider Héctor Fort to be a versatile profile, in addition to valuing his time at the Blaugrana club, which is why they see him as a market opportunity. Likewise, the player would like the idea of joining Dortmund, as long as he gets playing time.

The pre-season, an opportunity for Héctor Fort before making a decision

In this context, Barça has already played its second pre-season match against FC Seoul of South Korea. The full-back played the entire second half of the match that ended 3-7 in favor of the Blaugrana. However, Fort was weak during the match; although he looked good in the first few minutes, having a dangerous shot on goal, the third goal of the South Koreans came from his side.

As for the first pre-season match, which was against Vissel Kobe in Japan, Héctor did not see action for a single minute. So, from here on out and with two matches to be played (Daegu FC and against Como for the Gamper), in principle, the future of the player, who until now has not had the expected prominence, must be decided.

It should be remembered that, with just 638 minutes spread over 20 matches, the right-back closed the 2024/25 season as one of the players with the least presence on the pitch.

Eric García, a new obstacle for Fort at Barça

The native of Martorell finished last season becoming a more than valid player for Flick, as he played matches both as a defender and as a pivot and ended up playing also as a right-back, when Jules Koundé was injured.

The level shown by Eric García at right-back left the coach delighted, who now sees him as a guaranteed alternative for that position and who is also in talks with Barça to close his renewal, which is expected to be until 2030.