FC Barcelona have reached an agreement to sign Jesse Bisiwu from Club Brugge, according to journalist Matteo Moretto. The 17-year-old Belgian winger, born on 22 January 2008, becomes the latest addition to a recruitment drive that has seen the Blaugranes active across several fronts this window, as covered in earlier reporting on Barcelona’s broader transfer planning.
The specific fee structure and contract length at Barcelona have not been disclosed in Moretto’s report. What is known from Belgian football records is that Bisiwu held a deal with Club NXT – Brugge’s U23 side competing in the Challenger Pro League – running until June 2027, meaning the Catalans will have needed to negotiate a buyout or compensation with the Belgian club.
Bisiwu came through Oud-Heverlee Leuven’s academy between 2014 and 2020 before joining Club Brugge’s youth setup. He signed his first professional contract with Brugge at 15 and progressed into Club NXT, where FotMob records six starts and 443 minutes in the current Challenger Pro League campaign. The end product has been modest – no goals or assists in senior competition this season – but his appearances at 17 in Belgium’s second tier reflect the platform Brugge gave him.
His international profile provides a sharper illustration of his ceiling. Bisiwu represented Belgium at the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and was named in the Team of the Tournament, a distinction that will have sharpened interest from clubs monitoring his age group across Europe. He operates primarily as a left winger despite being right-footed, and observers in Belgian football have highlighted his one-versus-one ability and dribbling agility as his defining traits at this stage of his development.
Where Bisiwu fits into Barcelona’s structure on arrival will be the immediate question. At 17, a direct path into Barça Atlètic – or time split between Hansi Flick’s training sessions and the reserve setup – is the most plausible early scenario. The Blaugranes have been conducting club-to-club negotiations across multiple positions this summer, including talks with Borussia Dortmund over Karim Adeyemi and contact with Atlético Madrid over Julián Álvarez, underscoring the range of the operation currently underway at the club.
Formal contract signing and registration details are expected to follow in the coming days as the agreement moves toward completion.
