Jesse Bisiwu Joins FC Barcelona on Five-Year Deal

FC Barcelona have completed the signing of 18-year-old Belgian winger Jesse Bisiwu from Club Brugge KV. The player signed a contract that runs until 30 June 2031, as announced by the club [Fcbarcelona]. ESPN and Goal report that Barcelona paid a transfer fee of €8.5 million and that Brugge secured a 20 % sell-on clause on any future transfer [espn][goal].

Jesse Bisiwu on the verge of completing Barcelona transfer

Born on 22 January 2008 in Belgium [Fcbarcelona], Bisiwu progressed through the youth ranks of Lovaina before joining Club Brugge’s academy in 2020. He debuted for Club NXT, Brugge’s reserve side, in the Belgian Second Division at age 15 and accumulated 36 appearances for the B team. Over two seasons with the Brugge senior youth set-up he made 14 UEFA Youth League appearances, scoring three goals. Internationally, he has been a regular for Belgium’s youth squads and was named in the Best XI of the 2025 UEFA Under-17 Championship after Belgium reached the semi-finals [Fcbarcelona].

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The Bisiwu signing is Barcelona’s third forward acquisition of the summer, following Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) and Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund). The arrivals come after the departures of Robert Lewandowski and Marcus Rashford, and while the future of Spain forward Ferran Torres remains undecided. Coach Hansi Flick is reshaping the attack and has indicated that Bisiwu will join preseason preparations, with his exact role for the first team still to be defined [espn].

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[goal] The club indicated that the teenager will initially receive match practice with Barça B, which competes in Spain’s fourth tier, while also training regularly with the first-team squad under Flick’s supervision.

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• UEFA Youth League: 14 matches, 3 goals.

FC Barcelona sign Jesse Bisiwu

• Club NXT (Belgian Second Division): 36 appearances.

Jesse Bisiwu on the verge of completing Barcelona transfer

• Belgium U-17 European Championship 2025: 2 assists in 4 matches, Best XI selection.

FC Barcelona sign Jesse Bisiwu

These details outline Barcelona’s investment in a highly-rated youth prospect as part of a broader offensive overhaul.

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