I don't get it either, none of these Barca youth will make it here, our priority is clearly Foden and Diaz (maybe Nmecha), so nobody has a chance outside of them.I've stopped getting myself overexcited about these Barca youths coming over. They can seem to wait to run back once they are good enough to make Barca's 1st team.
I don't get it either, none of these Barca youth will make it here, our priority is clearly Foden and Diaz (maybe Nmecha), so nobody has a chance outside of them.
Smarter options would be to go to Dortmund, or Monaco, clubs who don't have the aspirations as us and can play youth more regularly. We must be paying them more.
Like.He didn't last long.
He didn't last long.
Agree with what your saying but it is for the benefit of the players they will be playing alongside raising the standard of all, I think?I've stopped getting myself overexcited about these Barca youths coming over. They can seem to wait to run back once they are good enough to make Barca's 1st team.
I've stopped getting myself overexcited about these Barca youths coming over. They can seem to wait to run back once they are good enough to make Barca's 1st team.
Well, that's a legitimate view I didn't consider. Thanks man :) Now i feel a bit better about stealing himAgree with what your saying but it is for the benefit of the players they will be playing alongside raising the standard of all, I think?
Is he any good? You see loads of “wonder kids” these days. How highly is this kid rated?
He's fantastic and his loss will be difficult but they were never going to provide the wages English clubs can. He's a protagonist with the full skill set and, importantly, a leader. Remember the name
Thanks for the info but I think the 'wages' bit can only be part of the picture.
Other factors must also be involved.
They cited sporting & financial reasons but while there are serious issues with La Masia under Segura, Bakero & Amor wages played a big role. There is the professional contract issue in Spain which is where the term poaching originates - English clubs can provide professional contracts at significantly higher wages & Barcelona can do nothing about it apart from ensuring a sporting project that will lead to first team football. Unfortunately, youth football under Rosell & Bartomeu has nosedived and the gap between Juvenil A and the senior team has never been wider
Of course, you can't blame the kid either, he left Asspanyol to come to Barcelona in the first place and saw poor board decisions derail many career paths for cantera players - Puyol is his agent so it's improbable he would encourage a Catalan kid to leave unless on balance it was the best choice