Ajax Pursue Roony Bardghji as Godts Transfer to PSG Looms
AFC Ajax are positioning themselves as a genuine threat in the race for Roony Bardghji – but only if Paris Saint-Germain finally crack open their chequebook for Mika Godts.
The Dutch club are braced for a frantic finish to the window and, once again, Barcelona sit at the other end of the negotiating table. Ajax have already taken Marc-Andre ter Stegen on loan this summer; now they are weighing up a far more strategic move for one of Barça’s most intriguing young wingers.
Godts sale holds the key
Everything starts with Godts.
PSG have already tested Ajax’s resolve with a €50 million bid. Rejected. The Eredivisie side want more, and they are prepared to wait for it. Godts, for his part, has agreed personal terms with the French champions, so the pressure is building on the Ligue 1 giants to meet Ajax’s demands.
If that deal finally drops, Ajax intend to pour the money straight back into the squad. Their primary target remains Noa Lang from Napoli, a player they see as an immediate, headline addition. But behind that marquee ambition, another file has moved closer to the top of the pile: Roony Bardghji.
Initially, Ajax had stepped away from Bardghji. Barcelona wanted a permanent sale, not a loan, and the numbers did not fit Ajax’s budget. A major Godts fee changes that conversation. With fresh funds, a deal that once looked unrealistic suddenly comes back into play.
Amid all this, another Barcelona prospect is already on a different track. Jofre Torrents is still expected to join Ajax on loan, a quieter move that underlines how closely the two clubs are working this summer.
Barcelona push for a sale, Bardghji wants a loan
Bardghji’s future is expected to be settled in the coming days. The 19-year-old Swedish winger would prefer a straightforward solution: a loan, a season of regular football, and a return to Barcelona next summer to fight for his place.
Barcelona see it differently.
The Catalan club are pushing for a permanent transfer, but one tightly controlled on their terms – a sale that includes a buy-back clause. It is a model they know well: immediate profit on a player signed for around €3 million, with the safety net of bringing him back if his development explodes elsewhere.
That tension between player preference and club strategy sits at the heart of this story.
Bardghji has given Barcelona every reason to think carefully. He has been one of the standout performers in pre-season, catching the eye with his freshness, his direct running and his willingness to take risks in the final third. Hansi Flick has been impressed.
Yet Flick has also been blunt. With Karim Adeyemi and Anthony Gordon arriving to crowd the wide positions, he cannot promise Bardghji the minutes a player at his stage needs. Talent is not the issue. Opportunity is.
So player and club agree on one crucial point: he has to go somewhere he will play.
A market that wants him – on different terms
That is where his representatives come in. They are now sifting through proposals, hunting for a project that guarantees serious playing time and still respects Barcelona’s insistence on a permanent deal with a buy-back clause.
Interest is not the problem. Structure is.
Premier League clubs continue to track Bardghji, but none have yet stepped up with an offer that gives Barcelona the future control they are demanding. The English market is watching, not acting.
In France, Marseille remain attentive, ready to pounce if the conditions fall into place. In Spain, options could open at a Champions League club if other transfers create space in attacking areas. Bardghji sits on several shortlists; the dominoes around him simply have not fallen yet.
Barcelona have already had chances to cash in earlier this summer. They waited. So did the player. Both sides wanted the right fit, not just the right fee.
Now Ajax hover in that space between intention and opportunity. If PSG finally meet Ajax’s price for Godts, the Dutch club will have the funds – and the need – to move decisively. The question is whether their project, and Barcelona’s preferred deal structure, line up with what Bardghji wants for the next, decisive step of his career.
