Eduard Spertsyan said that former Barcelona forward Patrick Kluivert offered him a move to the Catalan club and informed him that Barcelona cannot sign Nico Williams from Athletic. Spertsyan made these statements in an interview on the YouTube channel Corner Football Armenia, where he added that he responded to Kluivert that he is ready to play in any position at Barcelona.

Paulo Barbosa said that a deal with Barcelona for Eduard Spertsyan was discussed and that this news is true.

Eduard Spertsyan stated that there was interest from Barcelona and that the club's sporting director, Deco, had a conversation with him via FaceTime. In an interview, Spertsyan was asked if he was surprised Barcelona could not find six to eight million to buy him, and he replied that their conversation was not that direct, adding that he does not know how Barcelona made their decisions.

Eduard Spertsyan revealed he was contacted by former Barcelona forward Patrick Kluivert regarding potential interest from the club. During their conversation, Kluivert inquired if Spertsyan could play on the left side of the attack, a role Barcelona urgently needed to fill, and said he would speak with sporting director Deco before unspecified problems arose. Spertsyan also shared his personal opinion that Sergey Nikolaevich (Galitsky) would have approved his departure for an offer between €6 million and €8 million.