Stuttgart, Germany - September 4: Finn Jeltsch of VfB Stuttgart gestures during the Bundesliga 2026/27 match between VfB Stuttgart and 1. FC Köln at MHPArena on September 4, 2026 in Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Harry Langer/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty Images)
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Stuttgart defender Finn Jeltsch is continuing to be linked with a move to Barcelona as Hansi Flick’s side look to bolster their defence.
The club have reportedly already sent scouts to watch Jeltsch in action, with Diario Sport saying Barca are intensifying their monitoring of the defender after being impressed by initial feedback.
Signing a defender appears to be back on the agenda after sobering defeats to PSG and Real Madrid, although transfer reporter Gianluca Di Marzio does not expect the €60m-rated Jeltsch to arrive in the winter window.
“At the moment, no club in Italy has an eye on Finn Jeltsch. Juventus has financial problems and therefore cannot afford him in January,” he told Wettfreunde.
“Barcelona is very interested in him, but has already spent a lot of money in the summer, so the club cannot pay transfer fees for new players in January.”
“Therefore, it will be difficult for Barcelona to sign him in January, but it is likely that the transfer will happen in the summer.”
Unless there are any departures, it’s likely to be a quiet January for Barcelona following a summer which saw Rodri, Gabriel Jesus, Karim Adeyemi, Anthony Gordon and Jesse Bisiwu arrive.
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