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 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.
Mambnpuy
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don't let xavi to go but stay beyond seven seasons, please learn appreciate this guy has done a lot of things to this club
Mambnpuy
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please xavi stay with we believe in you to change things
Tysonking
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we need someone who can help lewandosik to score
We have two’ Guie and Rique
Zecacdkmos
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Went for Mbacke since they can’t get Mbappe
Ok
Yokabeilps
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Mbacke is too good can be used as cb or as a full back
Zozadiklmu
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The biggest mistake will be allowing Xavi to go. No one takes 3 years to build a team. Remember he won won La Liga when the club was still and is still liable financially. Let’s appreciate a coach who would do everything for us to come back to the Barcelona we all know.
Jubbkmstz
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Good move we have been week in defense before we score they score no. we have to protect the goal like puyo and pique. Good move and it will make current defenders to work hard
we use local and young players
AtinHangsing
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Went for Mbacke since they can’t get Mbappe
Zebcelsuy
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Are la masia only creating defenders now what
Is Fermin a defender including Gavi?
puacklnuyz
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Are la masia only creating defenders now what
Lamine is a CB?😂
suddlnrst
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Good move we have been week in defense before we score they score no. we have to protect the goal like puyo and pique. Good move and it will make current defenders to work hard
tuhabdlmuz
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Logic
Edoo87
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barca should think about strikers we have alot of defenders
Nabinpanthi123
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Are la masia only creating defenders now what
Monaprz
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we need someone who can help lewandosik to score
kadabmrsty
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we Barca now in. next two years will have about 7 players in first eleven fr la masia. we got lamine cubarsi fermin. gavi Pedro balde and other one he played fullback left in atletico Madrid match all of them fr la masia now this young boy mamadou it remain. xavi pique puyol messi iniests balde febrgas alots fr la masia is gud Barca now keep ayes fr la masia
Ămär Khåñ
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Buy him for 7M and let him stay in the 1st team and sell him for bigger price
kingp_2873
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Am not a Barca fan but I feel for the good of football in Spain and anywhere this Xavi should stay beyond this season coz his interest in giving deserving youths a chance is highly commendable. He seems to subscribe to the notion that if one is good enough then he is old enough and he is being rewarded with great performances by the youngsters. Something is certainly brewing up at Barca there
Tumbkoyz
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why don't we keep Mikayil Faye instead of spending another money on a defence while at times we struggle to score goals
vaucdimsz
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Logic dictates that Xavi must Stay. A new Coach won't take Barca anywhere with requirements of New playing Personnel not going to be met due to Budgetary Constraints
Michelemali01
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What's more important to me right now is you STAY as Barcelona Coach