Héctor Fort aims for a loan outside LaLiga: Heading to Italy or Germany?

Héctor Fort is one of the young promises of FC Barcelona, but the 19-year-old defender has run out of room in the first team squad for 2025/26. There are strong rumors from Italy and Germany about the full-back's departure due to the few opportunities he has in the first team.

Last season, the '18' played 17 matches in LaLiga, 2 in the Champions League and 1 in the Copa del Rey, totaling 638 minutes with the first team. Despite his versatility to play on both sides, the defender is Hansi Flick's last option when it comes to full-backs.

On the right, Fort's natural side, the coach has Jules Koundé and Eric García as first options. On the left flank, Alejandro Balde and Gerard Martín have earned the coach's trust. In addition, the emergence of Jofre Torrents gives the coaching staff another option for this position.

Serie A or Bundesliga, possible destinations for Héctor Fort

In that sense, Héctor is clear about the need to look for a team. Barça, likewise, does not intend to block his departure, as long as it manages to secure his future. The club is evaluating renewing him to later loan him out or, failing that, retaining an important percentage of his sports rights in case of closing a transfer.

The latest information points to two teams interested in the loan of the Barça academy player: Como 1907 and Borussia Dortmund. Both clubs are attractive for the player's projection, although Dortmund is famous for the formation of young players and perhaps in the German team he can see a greater number of playing minutes in the German first division.

It is also important to analyze the playing factor of Dortmund, which uses a line of three at the back and two wingers on the flanks, a style that does not agree with that of the blaugrana club but that could help Ford to be more versatile on the field of play, evolve in his offensive deployment and in long runs.

As an extra point in favor of the 'BVB', the 'black and yellows' will play in the Champions League, this being a luxury showcase for the Catalan defender. Héctor already has three appearances with Barça in the tournament (109 minutes).

On the other hand, with regard to the Italian Como, the board of the team led by Cesc Fàbregas is very aware of the player's situation. The 'biancoblù' were promoted in the 2024-2025 season to the Serie A of Italy and finished in tenth place in the table, so they were not in trouble to maintain the category.

Fàbregas knows La Masia very well since he also trained at the culé club and has a good relationship with the growth of young players, so it would also be a good destination for the '32' of Barça. There, Fort would have help with his adaptation with the presence of Álex Valle and Sergi Roberto, other former culés.

Barça prioritizes the best escape route for Héctor Fort

Thus, the strategy of the blaugrana team aims to protect and enhance the talent of Héctor Fort. Both the Italian and German leagues would greatly help the full-back's growth, without ruling out his return to the team in the future as a player who can compete for a place in the starting team.

The 19-year-old full-back has seen few minutes in top-level football, so he still needs to grow in order to settle in the European elite. In the second half of 23/24, with Xavi Hernández on the bench, the defender showed conditions to be 'top'.

Fort has a contract until June 2026, so with only one year left on his contract, Barça is concerned about the loss of a talent at zero cost. Deco met with the player's agent to resolve his future and everything seems to indicate that a contract renewal and loan of the player may be considered.