The potential of forward Allen Obando has attracted the attention of several clubs in Europe. They contacted Barcelona Sporting Club to find out the details of their training and what their transfer fee was.

The burly 17-year-old striker caught the attention of international club scouts with his performance for Tricolor U-17 in the Sudamericano played in Ecuador and scored 3 goals. That contribution was valuable for qualifying for the World Cup in Indonesia, where he appeared in four games and scored a goal.

In the yellow team, the striker finished the 2023 season with one goal in 8 games and 192 minutes on the field (out of 720 possible).

‘Paris Saint-Germain are following one of the great talents of the South American continent’, the French press on the interest in Barcelona SC striker Allen Obando

Based on this presentation, Antonio Alvarez Henriques, who was the head of the Football Commission last year and is now the president of Barcelona, ​​emphasized: “For me, Obando does not cost less than seven million dollars, and the percentage is not one hundred percent”.

Allen Obando, forward of Barcelona SC, among the 60 best footballers born in 2006 according to the English media

Now Alvarez has stated: “France’s Paris Saint Germain (PSG) is real, they are extremely interested, they have made an offer that meets the expectations of the club and that offer was quite aggressive.”

Barcelona SC striker Allen Obando receives recognition for his academic and sporting performance

“The French club wanted Allen to travel with his parents and the president of Barcelona to start negotiations,” he added.

And the Parisian team, which has won 9 of the last 10 French Ligue 1 (first division) titles, has been joined by interest from Crystal Palace. “He met the expectations that Barcelona wanted, but he wasn’t as aggressive as PSG,” he revealed.

Allen Obando is out with an injury for Barcelona SC to welcome Guayaquil City in the Pro League

However, Alvarez said: “So there is no rush to sell the player, because at that time there were also approaches with Juventus, Borussia Dortmund, Hoffenheim, Leipzig and Stuttgart. “Alen is 17 years old and we have to support him.”

“In the meantime, Obando is focused on the pre-Olympic games (which will be held from January 20 this year in the Venezuelan cities of Caracas, Valencia and Barquisimeto), the Pro League and the Copa Libertadores,” he concluded. (D)