Dominik Livaković is set to sign for FC Barcelona, although it’s still not clear whether he’ll play for the Catalans this season or join Dinamo Zagreb on loan.
Barcelona already have Wojciech Szczęsny and Joan Garcia as goalkeepers, and there are rumors that they wanted to loan Livaković for a season while Szczęsny remains as backup to Garcia. However, competing whispers say that he could stay with Barça as Garcia’s backup without going on loan first.
“I’m very happy to be here,” the keeper said, having
landed in Barcelona. When asked whether he would stay or go out on loan, he simply said, “we’ll see.”
The main deciding factor is reportedly whether Barça will have enough space within the FIFA Fair Play salary limit. If there’s room, he’ll stay, if not, he’ll go out on loan and re-join in a year.
The keeper comes from Fenerbahçe, it’s understood Barcelona will pay four million euro to sign him from the Turkish giants.
Livaković played on loan for Girona FC for the first half of last season before going on loan to Dinamo, his boyhood club, for the second half of the season.
He is a star for Croatia, having been their #1 keeper for two FIFA World Cups in which they finished 2nd and 3rd. In particular, he was a hero for Croatia in the 2022 World Cup, saving three penalties in a shootout victory against Japan and then producing eleven saves during the match, plus one in the shootout, in a win over Brazil.
