Martin Braithwaite is set to finally leave Barcelona

Martin Braithwaite looks to be finally heading out of the door at the Nou Camp, after months of fighting with Barcelona about his departure.

Braithwaite was a surprise arrival at the club when he joined in February 2020, with the deal being allowed outside of the transfer window due to being an emergency signing after Ousmane Dembele's injury.

Despite his poor spell at Middlesborough, the Danish striker had been playing well at Leganes, but it was still seen as very much a stop gap move.

However, according to reports on deadline day, he is now set to move to Espanyol, meaning he won't be leaving the city, and has already started his medical.

His current side will be paying a small fee to release him from his contract, allowing him to join their local rivals with no transfer fee involved.

Mallorca had previously been linked with a move for the forward but he'd reportedly been after a wage rise to move to the island club.

Barca will be glad that he's finally set to leave considering their financial issues, that made it tough to register players they signed this summer.

Braithwaite isn't the only player who Barca have tried hard to get rid of this summer, with Frenkie de Jong still hanging around the Nou Camp.

The Dutchman flew to England earlier this week but it wasn't expected to mean he's going to be signing on deadline day, instead it was for Donny van de Beek's wedding.