Barcelona reject £54m transfer offer from Premier League club for Francisco Trincao just six months after buying him
BARCELONA have reportedly batted away an offer from a Premier League side for Francisco Trincao just six months after buying him.
The Portugal Under-21s international signed from Braga for £26million as part of a five-year deal in January.
According to AS, the Catalan giants rejected a hefty offer of £60million for the 20-year-old winger.
The club in question reportedly approached the Portuguese hotshot's agent Jorge Mendes, who also acts for compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo, in January.
But despite Barca's financial woes in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, they turned down the offer.
Trincao made his senior Braga debut last year and went on to play 11 times - scoring twice and providing two assists.
It is understood his Barca contract includes a whopping £420m release clause after Paris Saint-Germain stunned the world by meeting Neymar's at the time unthinkable exit payment in 2017.
Wolves had been sniffing around Trincao last year with Nuno Espirito Santo a long-standing admirer of the whizkid.
Juventus and Inter have been interested in the player since the summer.
Wolves had hoped Trincao’s links to super agent Mendes, with their own close relationship to him, would have swayed things in their favour.
But it seems it would take a lot to tempt the youngster away from the Nou Camp.
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When he joined the La Liga giants, he said: "When Barcelona signed me, I didn't know what to say,
“I had no words, it was a hugely proud moment for myself. This is a very important step for me to come and play for Barcelona."
Trincao won the golden boot in the European U19 Championships for Portugal in 2018.