FC Barcelona officially re-signed defender Martina Fernández from Everton on July 26, 2026, triggering a buy-back clause. The 21-year-old Spanish player left the Catalan club for English football in January 2025 before signing a permanent deal with Everton in the summer of that year. Barcelona had retained a buy-back clause in that permanent agreement. Fernández proved herself at Everton, playing all 22 Barclays Women’s Super League matches in the 2025/26 season, scoring 2 goals. This transfer illustrates the Catalan club’s strategy of using loans and buy-back clauses to accelerate the development of players from its academy.
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