Salma Paralluelo's Barcelona contract stalls as Lyon shows interest

Salma Paralluelo, the 22‑year‑old left‑winger who helped FC Barcelona secure a 4‑0 Champions League final win over Olympique Lyonnais, has yet to renew her contract with the Catalan club. Despite scoring a brace and providing an assist in the final, she remains in negotiations, and reports suggest Lyon may be using interest in the Spanish international as leverage to raise the terms.

Paralluelo, born in Zaragoza to a Catalan father and an Equatorial‑Guinean mother who once emigrated to Switzerland for work, rose from a challenging family background to become a triple‑crown winner (U‑17, U‑20 and senior World Cups). She switched from a promising athletics career to football, joining Barcelona in 2022 from Villarreal. The club, already preparing to lose other stars such as Alexia Putellas, is expected to continue talks with the young talent while monitoring Lyon's overtures.