Barcelona s seventh player left the team surfaced: renew the contract first and then loan out, and is expected to be completed within 48 hours

26-year-old goalkeeper Peña has no chance to stand out in Barcelona. On August 18, the "Italian Football" website exclusively disclosed that Serie A team Como asked Barcelona to rent Peña, and the two sides are expected to complete the transaction on Wednesday. If Pena leaves the team, he will become the seventh man in Barcelona's departure this summer.

Barcelona's goalkeeper position, Joan Garcia, who was introduced by 25 million euros, is the absolute main force, and Szczesni, who has a two-year contract, is the No. 2 goalkeeper (not registered in La Liga yet), and 33-year-old captain Ter Stegen will also compete for work after his comeback. For 26-year-old Peña, there is little hope for staying in Barcelona.

Penia is produced by Barcelona youth training. She was promoted to the first team in 2022 and has always been a substitute for Ter Stegen. Ter Stegen was seriously injured in the 2024-25 season, and Penia briefly played as the main player and was soon replaced by Szczesny. The contract between Peña and Barcelona expires in the summer of 2026, and Barcelona does not want to let go of the local goalkeeper with a valuation of 6 million euros in vain.

The Daily Sports Daily pointed out that on the issue of Peña, Barcelona's plan is to "renew the contract first and then rent out". While Penia renewed her contract until 2027, she loaned him to Como. Such operations can prevent Penia from becoming a free body next summer and causing both people and money to lose both people and money.

Como, coached by Fabregas, has made continuous transfer moves this summer: introducing good players such as Jesus Rodriguez, Perone, Kuhn, Baturina, Valle, Morata, etc., and investing more than 100 million euros to strive for European competitions. Xiaofa highly recognizes Penia's ability and fully invites the 26-year-old Barcelona goalkeeper to join. In Como, Pena will also meet acquaintances: former Barcelona captain Sergi Roberto and 21-year-old left-back Vale.

"Italian Football Network" pointed out that Barcelona and Como are both promoting Pena's loan matters, and Fabregas hopes to complete the transfer this Wednesday to allow Pena to catch up with the first round of Serie A (Como vs. Lazio this Sunday night).

If Peña leaves the team, he will become the seventh man who leaves Barcelona this summer. Before this, Barcelona sold Paul Victor for 12 million euros, Valais for 6 million, Pablo Torre for 5 million, Inigor Martinez for free, Ansu Fati for free, and Lenglet for free. These seven players brought Barcelona a total of 23 million euros in transfer income, basically offsetting the expenditure on introducing Joan Garcia.