PSG make ambitious contract offer to Barcelona star Alexia Putellas with French giants ready to trigger two-time Ballon d'Or winner's release clause

According to Mundo Deportivo and Marca, PSG are planning to move for the 31-year-old midfielder before the women’s transfer window closes on Friday. Barcelona, however, are unwilling to negotiate for one of their most iconic players. While the exact figure of the release clause is unknown, it would take a record-breaking offer for PSG to convince the Spanish giants.

Putellas has been a Blaugrana mainstay since the 2012-13 season and is both the club’s all-time top scorer with 212 goals and its third-highest ever appearance maker with 467 games. "I’m very proud to be able to say that I’m Barca, and it will continue to be that way,” she had said after her last contract renewal. It has been reported that her priority remains with Barcelona, where she sees herself playing until the end of her career. 

Barcelona’s financial struggles have already taken a toll on the women’s squad. With just one signing this summer and a long list of departures including Ellie Roebuck, Jana Fernandez, Ingrid Syrstad Engen and Fridolina Rolfo, losing Putellas would be a huge blow, and will only make their direct European rival stronger. The club insists she is not for sale, but given their financial reality, nothing can ever be completely ruled out.

Meanwhile, PSG have brought in Spanish star Olga Carmona along with Fanny Rossi, Aissatou Tounkara, and Florianne Jourde this summer, but they are still piecing together a squad that can truly compete with the giant European clubs. Their Ligue 1 campaign got off to a shaky start with a 1-1 draw against Lens, and signing Putellas would be a huge statement. For now, the Barca captain is keeping her focus on Sunday’s league clash with Sevilla before heading to Paris for the Ballon d’Or gala, where she is once again among the 30 nominees.