Barcelona Scouts Watch Aslani and Vuskovic Amid Transfer Speculation
Barcelona’s scouts are circling, the rumours are loud, but the two young players in their sights have delivered the same clear message: not now.
The Catalan club have been tracking Kosovan striker Vesnik Aslani of Hoffenheim and Croatian defender Luka Vuskovic, currently on loan at Hamburg from Tottenham Hotspur. Both fit the profile Barça want for the future. Neither is willing to let that future distract from the present.
Aslani scores, then shuts the door on speculation
On the pitch, Aslani is doing exactly what makes him attractive to Barcelona in the first place. The 23-year-old found the net in Hoffenheim’s 2-1 defeat to Mainz in the Bundesliga, another reminder of why his name keeps surfacing around Europe’s bigger clubs.
Off the pitch, he wants no part of the noise.
“I can only influence what happens on the pitch; I strive to give my best performance and help the team, whether by scoring goals, creating them or anything else,” he told Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo after the match.
The message was firm, almost rehearsed from experience.
“Regardless of anything else, I give my all for the team. What happens off the pitch doesn’t worry me; everyone talks and talks. As I said before, I can only influence what happens on the pitch.”
This is not the first time he has had to bat away speculation. He pointed back to his days at Elfsborg, when interest was already swirling around him.
“Last season, when I was still at Elfsborg, the situation was similar. I always used to say: ‘Leave me alone, let me play football, let me enjoy myself,’ and that is exactly what I’m doing this season as well. In the end, we’ll see what happens.”
The numbers explain why clubs keep calling. Aslani has produced 10 goals and six assists this season, a standout return that has pushed him into the wider European conversation. Yet, for now, his focus remains locked on Hoffenheim’s run-in.
Vuskovic keeps options open – but points back to Tottenham
While Aslani leans heavily on the “let me play” mantra, Luka Vuskovic has opted for a slightly different line: realism.
The 19-year-old Croatian centre-back, on loan at Hamburg, spoke this week to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Barcelona’s interest has been widely reported, but Vuskovic chose to underline the contract that ultimately defines his immediate future.
“In the world of football, nothing is certain; it could happen next year or in ten years’ time. I don’t want to promise anyone anything. After this season, I’ll be back as a Tottenham player; I have a contract there until 2030,” he said.
No promises. No guarantees. Just a reminder that his long-term deal with Tottenham gives the Premier League club full control over what happens next.
Barça’s radar is wide – and their priorities even wider
The links to Aslani and Vuskovic show Barcelona are still casting their net across emerging talent in Europe, but their summer plans stretch beyond potential projects.
Inside the club, the focus for the upcoming transfer window is expected to fall on proven, peak-age reinforcements. At the top of the list: Argentine forward Julián Álvarez, 26, and Italian defender Alessandro Bastoni, also 26, as they look to sharpen the attack and fortify the heart of the defence.
So Barcelona wait. Aslani keeps scoring. Vuskovic keeps defending. The market will open soon enough. The question is whether the paths of these two rising prospects will eventually cross the one club that rarely stops looking for the next big piece of its future.
