Barcelona in shock: Flick fumes as La Masia prodigy DRO leaves for a foreign club
16 January 2026
Shock rocks Barcelona as La Masia gem DRO departs.
Overview
The German coach Hansi Flick endured a difficult day inside Barcelona's corridors after confirming the departure of the young talent Dro in the coming days, following his agreement to a hefty offer from a foreign club that would pay the 6 million euro release clause.
What happened next
According to the Sport newspaper, Flick learned the news directly from the player himself, just days after he turned 18, arriving back from Saudi Arabia moments after Barcelona clinched the Spanish Super Cup.
The German coach was angry and deeply affected, especially since he saw Dro as one of his key future bets, a player raised at La Masia who had already featured in several first-team games under his guidance.
Flick had treated the player as one of the club's most closely watched talents, turning the news of his exit into a personal shock. Sport quoted him confiding to associates: "This is the biggest disappointment of my life."
Details on Dro's destination are expected in the coming hours, but one certainty clear as day: he is leaving Barcelona, which he joined in summer 2022.
Punchlines: If Flick’s life had a release clause, it would be six million euros to fix this mess—and even then, the transfer window would still be open until Tuesday. And: football’s calendar is a soap opera with better agents than plot twists.
