Former La Masia and Manchester City centre-back Eric Garcia was officially presented at the Camp Nou today, marking his return after 4 years away from Catalonia. Joan Laporta, Mateu Alemany, Rafael Yuste and Eric Garcia all spoke at the press conference.
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Young Manchester City center-back, Eric García, in an extensive interview with ‘L’Esportiu’, confirmed that he is about sign for FC Barcelona. He spoke about Sergio Agüero, playing for Spain, Pep Guardiola and much more.
According to ESPN, former football player turned coach, Rafael Marquez, is set to be appointed as the coach of the Catalan club’s U19 team next season
One day after the dismissal of Xavi Martín, FC Barcelona have appointed Miquel Puig as the new director of La Masia, who will report directly to Xavi Budó and has experience managing the FCB Escola.
Victor Valdés, the former goalkeeper of Barça & former Juvenil A coach is very close…
According to Mundo Deportivo, Barça are looking to extend and improve Ansu Fati’s contract which runs out in 2022, amid rising interest across Europe for the breakout La Masía graduate.
Óscar Mingueza has risen through the ranks and has made himself a prominent member of the Barcelona defense with some big performances this season. He sat down for an interview with Mundo Deportivo, where he talked about playing in the Clasico, the cup final, his rise in the team and much more.
An important meeting has been held in which senior figures of Laporta’s team discussed the future of La Masía and have begun to plan ahead into the future, looking to secure the continuity of young starts.