Getafe admit “we cannot refuse” striker Angel Rodriguez joining Barcelona

The Blaugrana will find out if they are allowed by La Liga to sign a contracted player from another Spanish club this month following a long-term injury for Ousmane Dembélé, who will not feature again this campaign.

That followed on from a similar season-ending injury to main striker Luis Suarez, while Abel Ruiz and Carles Perez were both sold by the Catalan giants last month.

Angel has scored 39 goals for Los Azulones since joining from Real Zaragoza in the summer of 2017 on a free transfer, proving somewhat of a scoring revelation since.

He has a release clause of €10m and the Blaugrana could be able to land him despite the transfer window being officially closed.

“I could not refuse the move,” Getafe president Torres told Catalunya Radio, as cited by Marca.