Barcelona declines signing opportunity for Real Madrid's Carlos Espi

Barcelona opted not to pursue striker Carlos Espi, who recently signed with Real Madrid, despite his agent offering him to the club during the summer transfer window. The Catalan club decided against spending €25 million on a player they believed would not be a regular starter. Espi later secured a stoppage-time winner in Real Madrid's 3-2 victory over Elche, highlighting his impact. Meanwhile, Barcelona chose to sign Gabriel Jesus from Arsenal for €10 million instead and also brought in Hamza Abdulkarim for €1.5 million.

• 11:25 AMYahoo Sports — Barcelona turned down opportunity to sign Real Madrid summer arrival over €25m asking price