​Girona and FC Barcelona are in advanced talks over the transfer of academy prospect Brian Farinas, with a clear financial framework already agreed between the two clubs, according to journalist Nil Sola. The 20-year-old midfielder, who captained Barça’s reserve side Barça Atletic on occasions last season, is gradually nearing a permanent move to Estadi Montilivi. If the deal goes through as anticipated, Farinas would become the latest young talent to exit Barcelona’s famed La Masia setup, following peers such as Quim Junyent, Dani Rodriguez, Victor Barbera, and Ander Astralaga, among others.
Sola reports that negotiations have progressed under a defined economic plan that both clubs’ leadership teams have accepted. Girona, who were relegated from La Liga in the previous campaign, are prepared to pay a fixed transfer fee of around €1.5 million to acquire 50% of the player’s economic rights from the reigning Spanish champions. This co-ownership arrangement presents a balanced solution: it gives Girona access to a gifted young playmaker at a relatively approachable price while allowing Barcelona to retain half of Farinas’s potential future upside, preserving a significant 50% stake in the player’s future sale revenue.
The report also notes that there is not yet a formal, signed agreement with either Barcelona or Farinas at this moment. Nevertheless, all involved parties share the broad aim of finalizing the operation in the coming days, with an emphasis on keeping the process moving swiftly toward completion.
Farinas has spent eight years in La Masia, having joined the Barcelona academy from Villarreal back in 2018. His decision to seek a move away from Barcelona is driven by a desire for more regular, higher-quality competitive minutes. Despite an impressive personal season under coach Juliano Belletti, where Farinas contributed five goals and seven assists across 33 appearances, Barça Atletic’s failure to secure promotion convinced him that his time with the reserve side had run its course.
Although Farinas has previously attracted attention from the first team, with head coach Hansi Flick calling him up for senior training, the path to substantial first-team opportunities remained significantly crowded. Consequently, a move to Girona presents the young midfielder with an optimal environment to continue his professional growth and development at a higher level of competition.
For Barcelona, maintaining a 50% economic stake in Farinas’s rights provides a measure of ongoing influence and potential financial upside, should his career trajectory rise and lead to a future sale. This minority share structure enables the club to safeguard its long-term interests while allowing Farinas to pursue a fresh challenge that offers clearer paths to regular minutes and elite competition. In the broader context, the pending transfer highlights the ongoing strategy of both clubs to manage talent development and transfer economics in a way that supports competitive ambitions and financial prudence.