Ajax Eye Roony Bardghji as Godts-to-PSG Deal Nears
AFC Ajax are positioning themselves as a serious contender for Roony Bardghji, with the Dutch club ready to move for the FC Barcelona winger if they cash in on Mika Godts and send him to Paris Saint-Germain.
The Amsterdam side are braced for a frantic finish to the transfer window. They have already opened one channel to Barcelona by taking Marc-Andre ter Stegen on loan, and another deal between the clubs could follow if the Godts domino finally falls.
Godts sale holds the key
Ajax’s immediate priority is clear: resolve the future of Godts. PSG have already seen a €50 million offer knocked back, with the Eredivisie club holding out for more. Godts, for his part, has agreed personal terms with the French champions, leaving the fee as the last major hurdle.
If that gap is bridged, Ajax intend to pour the money straight back into the squad. Noa Lang of Napoli remains their preferred attacking signing, but Bardghji has climbed rapidly up their shortlist as an alternative or even a partner in a broader rebuild.
Until now, Ajax had effectively stepped away from the Bardghji conversation. Barcelona wanted a permanent transfer, while the Dutch side were looking at a loan structure. A Godts windfall would change the equation. With fresh funds, Ajax could afford to meet Barça’s demands and still shape a deal that suits their sporting project.
Alongside that, another Barcelona prospect, Jofre Torrents, is still expected to arrive in Amsterdam on loan, underlining the growing transfer axis between the two clubs.
Barcelona push for sale, Bardghji prefers return route
Bardghji’s future is expected to be settled in the coming days. The Swedish winger leans towards a loan move that would allow him to return to Barcelona next season, his long-term ambition still tied to Camp Nou.
Barcelona see it differently. The Catalan club are pushing for a permanent sale with a buy-back clause, a model they have used repeatedly in recent years. It would give them immediate profit on a player they signed for around €3 million, while keeping a door open if his development explodes elsewhere.
On the pitch, Bardghji has done everything asked of him. He has been one of Barcelona’s standout performers in pre-season, his freshness and direct attacking play reportedly impressing Hansi Flick.
The reality, though, is brutal. With Karim Adeyemi and Anthony Gordon arriving to crowd the wide positions, Flick has made it clear that regular minutes will be hard to guarantee. For a 19-year-old winger trying to turn promise into status, that is a problem.
So club and player, for once, are aligned on one point: he needs to go somewhere he will play, and play a lot.
Europe watching as Ajax circle
Bardghji’s camp are now sifting through options, looking for a project that offers heavy minutes and still respects Barcelona’s preferred structure of a permanent deal plus buy-back.
Interest is not in short supply. Several Premier League clubs continue to track him, but none have yet put forward a proposal that satisfies Barcelona’s insistence on future control. The English market has the money; it has not yet shown the flexibility.
In France, Marseille remain in the frame, watching developments and ready to pounce if conditions turn in their favour. In Spain, a Champions League club could yet emerge if other transfers open up space in their attacking units. The market around Bardghji is fluid, not frantic, and that suits Barcelona for now.
They have already had chances to move him on earlier in the summer. Each time, both the club and the player chose to wait, convinced a better-fitting project would come.
Now Ajax hover, waiting on PSG and Godts. If that deal finally cracks open, Amsterdam could become the stage where Roony Bardghji proves whether Barcelona’s buy-back plan is a safety net or a future obligation.
