Danger for Barça? Al Nassr prepares an offer for Marc Bernal
Published New:12/09/2025 - 02:53h
Updated New:12/09/2025 - 02:53h
The Saudi market is not yet closed for young players and Al Nassr is preparing another 'coup' in the market for the Blaugrana team. Marc Bernal would be the next target of Cristiano Ronaldo's team
Marc Bernal is ready to return to an official FC Barcelona squad this weekend against Valencia. However, market rumors are once again pointing towards the player from Berga, although the five major leagues closed their transfer windows twelve days ago and the midfielder, for now, is only thinking about playing with the 'culés' again.
According to the Saudi portal 'Okaz', Al Nassr is preparing a big offer to sign the 18-year-old player. Although his contract ends in 2026, the club has already agreed to extend his contract for three more years, until June 2029, maintaining his release clause at 500 million euros.
Marc is valued at around 5 'kilos' on the specialized website 'Transfermarkt'. The Saudi league market closed on September 10, but clubs still have until the 23rd to incorporate young players (under 23 years old).
Marc Bernal and Barça will not listen to any kind of offers
In that sense, Al Nassr, who already made the first big Saudi 'bomb' with the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo at the end of 2022, could offer a significant amount for Bernal, trying to take advantage of Barça's need to raise funds to, finally, return to the 1:1 rule.
However, the board does not plan to listen to offers for either the '22' or any other Blaugrana player at this time. With the 18-year-old youth player, the bet is clear: give him all the necessary opportunities to fully overcome his serious injury to his left knee.
"I want you for 15 years, not for one game", was the phrase with which Hansi Flick calmed the boy's spirits this summer. Marc did the preseason with the group, but did not see minutes in the four summer friendlies. He also did not enter the squads for the first three matchdays of La Liga, as the coaching staff wanted to strictly comply with the year of absence planned by the 'culé' doctors.
Even if Al Nassr put a fortune on the table for Bernal, the club's bet is firm: the midfielder is part of the present and future, so his permanence is not, by any means, in doubt. Just as it happened with Gavi the previous year, Flick will give him playing time in the three competitions at stake so that he gradually recovers his competitive rhythm.
Hansi Flick is clear about the plan to follow with Marc Bernal
Yes, without taking unnecessary risks, because the '6' himself is setting the example now that he has suffered discomfort again in his operated knee. Barcelona also did not want the player from Berga to travel to the U-20 World Cup to avoid setbacks with his recovery.
The club reserved a spot for him in the first team squad, with the number '22'. A clear gesture that shows what his role will be in the 25/26 season. If he manages to be one hundred percent physically, Marc will fight for the pivot position, hand in hand with Casadó and Frenkie de Jong, whom he replaced in a great way in the first three games of the 24/25 season.
Al Nassr, meanwhile, will have to keep their checkbook or look to another youth academy if they want to sign young stars. The Saudis already took Iñigo Martínez this summer at 'zero cost', an unexpected blow for the Blaugrana team. But with Marc Bernal there will be no concessions of any kind: whoever wants him will have to pay the 500 million of his clause.
