Moriba Kourouma Kourouma, or Ilaix as he is known by many at the club, was selected by Denis Silva in his starting line-up for Barcelona's UEFA Youth League match against Inter on Wednesday.
Now, after his assist opened the scoring, the Catalan club are looking to tie the 15-year-old down to a long-term deal.
Born in Conakri, the capital of Guinea, on January 19, 2003, he has become a key figure for the Juvenil B squad, also debuting for the A team on Tuesday.
He is best known by fans for scoring three in the 5-0 win against Real Madrid in 'The Cup' in August, a tournament in Sant Pol de Mar.
As is often the case at La Masia, Barcelona want to secure his future and avoid the central midfielder entering talks with other clubs when he turns 16 years old in January.
That is when he can sign his first professional contract, but he has already attracted interest from elsewhere, including Manchester City.
As one of the club's brightest young talents, Barcelona are hoping to avoid a repeat of the cases of Robert Navarro or Sergio Gomez, who left for Monaco and Borussia Dortmund.
Tobbiklz
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interesting
LaCeleste
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I only give Valverde plays him if he stays. The couch hasn’t been good with bringer up other players (Aleña, Samper, etc)
keaiae
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To stay, if with Valverde you have no options to upload
Glennbrown
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What do you want to take with him City is to Butragueño. To have a laugh
doltish
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Then comes Icardi and does nothing, because in the FCB they continue playing kids that are very good. Yesterday they played with 5 homegrown players by the way, and then Munir also played 6 homegrown players, who then say that FCB only plays with signings.
Fedora
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Well ... we know that the product of the Masia does not always arrive at happy port .... on the other hand, the factory only produces Balones de Oro and everyone triumphs in europe Logica of this daily merengue.
easyde
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Trumper, hey forgive, but you are aramís Fuster the seer or that, or maybe I'm wrong and you know the future that this kid or another similar has, what has to be will be, but you can not advance events, if that were me I would be a millionaire, and I'm not, I'll tell you, those who are not ashamed are as always around here, who are already shouting at everyone that Barcelona has a kid, who can be a figure, go to your man and perfect the factory and get your players, please.
akazoori
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A problem of the barcelona these last 5 years, more or less, is that they do not stop taking them homegrown. Much to say that Barcelona steals kids from other teams, but if then other teams sign up for the Masía they call them "escapes," as they said a couple of days ago ...
ookiss
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They are already flying over the vultures from the heights, to go telling the rest of the world that Barcelona has an excellent player who can take anyone with the checkbook prepared, that if someone did not know, because you know, after they say that there is antimadridismo, if what I miss is that more serious things do not happen, you do not realize how embarrassing you are, come bar against Barcelona, you are always pathetic.
Hanhaar
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Stand out by the physical differential. You turn 18. You do not take half a body out of rivals. Now we have to play football. The balloon is punctured. You're just a club goalie or an English team at the bottom of the table.
Curry3030
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Well, a couple of months ago in a summer tournament against Real Madrid they were buzzed by two chestnuts that you can not see ... and not happy with that and already with 4-0, it goes and plugs another projectile to nail them 5-0 and the little hand It looks like he likes blood. The same does not come, but go ... with such a letter of presentation, we will have to prove it.
jay__pee_
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Our very own POGBA
Bisonn
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he can be the next messi
stop it
Bisonn
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this kid is huge
kipakopu
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Sergio Gomez was really a huge mistake for us to let go
Sedilotu
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Barcelona oyee
shivamhanda
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he can be the next messi
jemi-barca
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And then we have Valverde who will ruine his career...
satimors
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good
Pucbmnors
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make hay while the sun shines