{
  "id": 17248182,
  "title": "La Liga midfielder laments failed Barcelona transfer: ‘It was a dream for me’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/la-liga-midfielder-laments-failed-barcelona-transfer-it-was-a-dream",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-30T15:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/la-liga-midfielder-laments-failed-155000982.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Valencia player Andre Almeida lamented the failed attempt by Barcelona to sign him during an interview on Radio MARCA. The 26-year-old Portuguese midfielder, currently on loan at Racing Santander, revealed that Barcelona made an offer for him shortly after he joined Valencia, with Almeida himself seeing it as a \"dream\" opportunity. However, Barcelona blocked the transfer as the club was struggling with relegation at the time. The attempt to sign Almeida occurred during the January 2023 transfer window while Xavi Hernandez was in charge of Barcelona. Almeida, who signed for Valencia in 2022 from Vitoria Guimaraes for around €8 million, expressed his disappointment over the blocked transfer, emphasizing that he had to accept the decision made by the club. Since then, Almeida has made 119 appearances for Valencia, scoring four goals and providing 13 assists.",
  "summary": "Speaking on Radio MARCA, Racing Santander midfielder Andre Almeida has revealed that Barcelona made an attempt to sign him when he was still at Valencia, only for the club to block the transfer.The 26...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Mbappe, Real Madrid and La Liga face long road to redemption in China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/mbappe-real-madrid-and-la-liga-face-long-road-to-redemption-in-china",
        "published": "2026-10-30T07:44:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}