Dinamo Zagreb reaches loan agreement with Barcelona star as Croatian side seals surprise winter deal for highly-rated Camp Nou talent.
The deal, which is being discussed as a temporary arrangement until the end of the campaign, comes at a time when Barcelona’s reserve squad is undergoing significant changes, with several talents departing and others stepping up in search of higher-level competition.
For Dinamo Zagreb, the potential arrival of a technically gifted, creative wide player from La Masia represents both a statement of intent in the transfer market and a chance to add European-level quality to a team already competing on the continental stage.
That winger is Dani Rodriguez, the Basque attacking prodigy who has quietly become one of Juliano Belletti’s most important players in the reserve side.
Dinamo Zagreb and Barcelona have been negotiating a deal for several days, with the framework centred on a loan until the end of the season and an option to buy included, as reported by Diario Sport.
While a full agreement is yet to be finalised, Rodriguez is understood to view the opportunity positively, attracted in particular by the prospect of regular minutes at a club competing in the UEFA Europa League under Mario Kovacevic.
Barcelona, for their part, remain convinced of Rodriguez’s potential and do not see this move as a step towards a permanent goodbye.
The winger made his first-team debut under Hansi Flick in May last year against Real Valladolid, a night that turned bittersweet after he suffered a dislocated shoulder.
However, with Lamine Yamal and Roony Bardghji currently ahead of him in the pecking order on the right flank, first-team minutes at Barcelona are scarce.
In that context, a temporary switch to Dinamo Zagreb is viewed as the ideal platform for Rodriguez to showcase his talent at a higher level, accelerate his development, and potentially return to Camp Nou ready to compete for a more prominent role.
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