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Alejandro Balde to Roma

FC Barcelona

Roma

Defender · 23y · Spain · contract until 2028

Chance it happens in January

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Carried by Diario SPORT via Barça Universal (aggregator), Il Messaggero via Transfer News Live (aggregator), FootballTransfers (aggregator) and El Gol Digital (tabloid).

Fee: Not reported
Value: €55m
Reporters: 2

Where he ends up in the January windowEvery outcome by the January deadline, adding up to 100%. A move in a later window is not counted. Open a club for its rumour.

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Stays at FC BarcelonaNo move

What the number is based on

ReportingNo trusted reporter4 outlets, all tabloids or aggregatorsAgainst the move
ContractRuns to June 20281 year 8 months left
RomaSpending under pressureAgainst the move
FeeNot reportedValue €55m

The story so far

4 reports · newest first

Tuesday
El Gol DigitalTrust 52TabloidTabloidFull post
“Alejandro Balde recibe el interés de la Roma tras perder su sitio con Flick. La Roma se interesa por Alejandro Balde meses después de que el Barcelona le pidiera salir en verano. Tiene contrato hasta 2028 y perdió su sitio con Flick.”
Sunday
FootballTransfersTrust 55AggregatorAggregatorReport
“Man Utd discover transfer target is wanted by one of Europe's best this season. Manchester United have learned transfer target Alejandro Balde is also wanted by Serie A giants Roma, according to Il Messaggero.”
IMIl MessaggeroTrust 46via Transfer News LiveFull post
“🚨 Roma are interested in signing Barcelona left-back Alejandro Balde. 🇪🇸 The 23-year-old has played just 28 minutes for Barcelona this season across all competitions: 🔸 La Liga — 12 minutes. 🔸 Champions League — 16 minutes.”
Saturday
Diario SPORTTrust 50Earliest mentionEarliest mentionvia Barça UniversalFull post
“🚨 Jorge Mendes is exploring a potential DEPARTURE for Alejandro Balde from Barcelona in January, with AS Roma emerging as a possible destination. Mendes has offered Balde to the Italian club, who are considering a loan deal until the end of the season with an option to buy…”

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Chance it happens in January

Long shot

Value: €55m

AuthorTransfer Tracker AnalystStatusEarlier read

Balde to Roma: agent-driven loan talk, nothing concrete yet

Written on 5 Nov 2026, before the latest reports. The ring above is live.

The situation

Alejandro Balde's name has been pushed towards Roma by his own camp rather than by any move from the Italian club. Diario SPORT reported on 24 October that agent Jorge Mendes has offered Balde to Roma, who are said to be weighing up a loan with an option to buy, with his lack of game time at Barcelona the driving factor behind the idea. Il Messaggero followed up by naming Roma as interested parties monitoring the left-back for January, with Manchester United also mentioned as previous admirers rather than active bidders. Barcelona have made no comment and no figure, loan fee or personal terms have surfaced anywhere.

The reporting

Three outlets carry some version of this story: Barça Universal relaying Diario SPORT by 24 October, FootballTransfers relaying Il Messaggero on 25 October, and Transfer News Live doing the same via Il Messaggero that day. That is essentially one source, Mendes shopping his client, being repeated and echoed rather than independently confirmed, and no trusted reporter has backed any of it.

The outlook

Nothing here points to an imminent move. This reads as an agent's exploratory pitch rather than a club initiative, there is no bid, no agreed loan structure and no indication Barcelona want to let him go. With Serie A's window not opening until 1 January 2027 and closing a month later, and 18 months still left on Balde's contract, this looks like a longshot unless Roma turn interest into an actual proposal.

The context

Balde is valued at €55m, though nobody has mentioned paying anywhere near that for a loan.

What to watch

The next real marker would be Roma formalising any loan proposal once the January window opens, or Barcelona signalling they are willing to let him leave given his lack of minutes this season.

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