Real Sociedad makes €10M bid for Barcelona defender Héctor Fort

Real Sociedad has submitted a formal €10 million offer for Barcelona right-back Héctor Fort, a bid that appears to land squarely on Barcelona’s asking price for the 20-year-old defender. The Basque club is looking to give Fort something he hasn’t been able to find at Camp Nou: consistent playing time in La Liga. Fort, who turned 20 on August 2, is a graduate of Barcelona’s celebrated La Masia academy. He spent the 2025-26 season on loan at Elche, getting regular minutes away from a Barcelona squad where breaking into Hansi Flick’s first-choice lineup has proven difficult for young defenders. Barcelona’s asking price and willingness to sell Barcelona has reportedly valued Fort at approximately €10 million, which means Real Sociedad’s opening bid matches the club’s own internal valuation. Earlier in the window, Barcelona had floated a price tag as high as €20 million for Fort. The halving of that demand tells its own story about how the market has assessed Fort’s current standing and how eager Barcelona is to trim its squad. Barcelona’s willingness to let Fort go on a permanent deal, rather than another loan, signals that the club views him as surplus to requirements under Flick’s cu...