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Natan to FC Barcelona

Real Betis

FC Barcelona

Defender · 25y · Brazil · contract until 2030

Chance it happens in January

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Carried by Fichajes.net (aggregator), Estadio Deportivo (tabloid) and El Nacional via Transfer News Live (aggregator).

Reported fee: €30m
Value: €29m
Reporters: 1

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.

FC BarcelonaThis rumour
ChelseaRumour page
Other clubNot yet named
Stays at Real BetisNo move

What the number is based on

ReportingNo trusted reporter3 outlets, all tabloids or aggregatorsAgainst the move
ContractRuns to June 20303 years 8 months leftAgainst the move
FC BarcelonaLimited room to spendAgainst the move
FeeReported €30mValue €29m

The story so far

4 reports · newest first

Friday
El NacionalTrust 46via Transfer News LiveFull post
“🚨 Barcelona are considering Real Betis defender Natan and Ajax's Youri Baas as alternatives to Alessandro Bastoni. The Inter Milan centre-back remains Deco's preferred target, but securing his signature could prove difficult.”
Thursday
Fichajes.netTrust 45AggregatorAggregatorReport
“El Barcelona puja fuerte por Natan. El conjunto azulgrana prepara una oferta para fichar al defensa central brasileño del Real Betis, seguido también por clubes de la Premier League…”
Friday
Estadio DeportivoTrust 56TabloidTabloidReport
“🚨 El Barça prioriza el fichaje de Natan tras activar la búsqueda de un central para enero y el Betis ya tiene una respuesta firme #RealBetis #Natan…”
Monday
Fichajes.netTrust 45First reportFirst reportReport
“Deco se mueve urgente para fichar a un nuevo central. El Clásico ante el Real Madrid ha dejado claro que el Barcelona necesita fichajes urgentes para la defensa…”

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Chance it happens in January

Long shot

Reported fee: €30m
Value: €29m

AuthorTransfer Tracker AnalystLast updated6 Nov 2026StatusUp to date

Natan linked to Barcelona, but only as a Bastoni fallback

The situation

Barcelona's hunt for a new centre-back has thrown up Natan's name again, though not as a priority. The latest reporting, relayed by Transfer News Live via El Nacional on 6 November, frames the Real Betis defender as an alternative to Alessandro Bastoni, Deco's actual preferred target at Inter Milan, with Ajax's Youri Baas also in the mix. That is a step back from Estadio Deportivo's claim in late October that Natan had become Barcelona's priority for a January centre-back signing. Nothing here points to a bid being readied this week, only shifting chatter about where he sits on a list.

The reporting

No trusted reporter has backed any of this. Fichajes.net first reported it on 26 October, suggesting an operation worth €30-35m and describing Betis as reluctant to sell. Estadio Deportivo and a further Fichajes.net piece on 5 November repeated and embellished that line, with the latter citing Matteo Moretto, and Transfer News Live's account of El Nacional's report is the newest addition, downgrading Natan to a fallback option. Four reports, but effectively one voice repeating itself with variations.

The outlook

The chance of this happening in January looks slim. Betis have 42 months left on his contract from when the window opens, no financial pressure to sell, and Barcelona's stated priority lies elsewhere. Only a collapse in the Bastoni pursuit would really open this up.

What happens next

Fichajes.net's fee ledger has Barcelona's interest costing €30m, against Natan's own €29m valuation, broadly in line. What happens with Bastoni, and whether Barcelona actually submit a bid for Natan rather than just discuss him, will decide if this moves beyond speculation.

Sources the analyst weighed

Fichajes.netTrust 45

Estadio DeportivoTrust 56