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. For nineteen year old footballer Júlia Bartel from Castellbisbal, Spain, life consists of having two of the most prestigious professional women’s football clubs in Europe vying for her ability. A product of La Masia (Barcelona’s youth academy), a FIFA U-20 World Cup Winner in 2022, and a top emerging talent in the world of women’s football (who is most likely moving to England), life can be pretty successful at nineteen.
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“Those who don’t follow women’s football might think it’s a clásico; those that do, know it’s not.” is how eternal Barça Femení captain Vicky Losada described the so-called rivalry between her team and Real Madrid Femenino in 2021.
Barcelona plans on adjusting Pau Cubarsi’s contract.
Barcelona Femení and Manchester City Women are in “advanced” talks to get England goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck to the Catalan capital in the summer. She would bring significant strength in depth to the position.
According to the Spanish newspaper Sport, FC Barcelona and Iñaki Peña are in the process of engineering a loan move for the goalkeeper in the next winter market with Ronald Koeman set to give the move the blessing he denied in the summer.
FC Barcelona’s president Joan Laporta has officially opened a special part of La Masia, which will be the new home of female Barça players.
Barça keen on re-signing Adrián Bernabé from Manchester City
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.
