{
  "id": 4656344,
  "title": "Barcelona called off pursuit of German forward due to €50 million valuation – report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/barcelona-called-off-pursuit-of-german-forward-due-to-50-million",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-31T14:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/barcelona-called-off-pursuit-german-145000856.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Barcelona have shelved their pursuit of Nicolo Tresoldi due to the player's €50 million valuation, according to a recent report. The Catalan club were in hot pursuit of a new centre-forward after losing Ferran Torres and Robert Lewandowski, with young talent Nicolo Tresoldi being a name on their radar. However, Barcelona decided against pursuing Tresoldi after the German club set a high price for the player. The club's administration believed that Tresoldi's value was inflated at this point, despite his promising potential. Barcelona had been considering Tresoldi as an alternative to Julian Alvarez, who remains their top target. The club's decision to not sign Tresoldi could be attributed to their intention to target Alvarez in the future transfer window. By not signing Tresoldi for a significant fee this summer, Barcelona could potentially save financial resources to bring Alvarez in at a later date.",
  "summary": "Barcelona are on the verge of completing the transfer of Gabriel Jesus from Arsenal in what is their most shocking transfer of the summer.Having made no signings after losing Ferran Torres and Robert ...",
  "key_points": [
    "Barcelona abandoned pursuit of Nicolo Tresoldi due to €50 million valuation.",
    "German club set high price for Tresoldi, inflated player value deemed.",
    "Barcelona will target Julian Alvarez in next transfer window instead."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}