Barcelona have strengthened their focus on younger players this season, and this has seen the likes of Lamine Yamal, Pau Cubarsi and Fermin Lopez break into the first team set-up. They also appear to be focusing on signing talented teenagers in the transfer market, in what is a clear shift in their transfer policy.
Xavi Hernandez has played a big role in bringing Barcelona’s youth through, and he has another youngster on his radar: Mamadou Mbacke. The 21-year-old defender has impressed for Barca Atletic this season, and over the last seven days, he has been a regular member of first team training sessions, as per Sport.
🚨 Xavi Hernández is closely following the Senegalese centre-back Mamadou Mbacke, who has been training with the first team on a regular basis since some time now. He's at Barça B on loan from Los Angeles, and there's a buy option worth 7 million euros. @bonagerman pic.twitter.com/dpeyA6rh8t
— barcacentre (@barcacentre) April 5, 2024
Xavi clearly wants to keep an eye on Mbacke, who is on loan at Barcelona from Los Angeles FC. He is known for being a strong ball-playing defender, while his defensive capabilities are also described as “forceful”.
Barcelona have a €7m buy option for Mbacke, which they will address at the end of the season. Xavi could provide significant input on whether the Senegalese should be signed on a permanent basis.
Such a phony being- i knew his statement of quitin was an indirect show of ‘come plead with me to stay i got no where else to go’ + the love he got for barca is just strong but hates pressure!
2 clasico victories out of 9
660 millions wasted in assets
2 eliminations in EL
1,6 billion debt
Last CL win 2015
Coach carouselle, 4 last coaches resulted in only 3 trophies
2 trophies in last 2,5 seasons
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