At FC Barcelona, the ability to give young gems a chance to grow within the dynamics of the first team is an experience like no other. Many greats of the game have gone through this stage of learning from some of the very best players in world football and getting to hone their own skills by playing with and against such superstars.
La Masia stars such as Gavi, Alejandro Balde, Ansu Fati, Fermin Lopez, and other youngsters such as Pedri, Ez Abde, and even Ronald Araujo at a point all managed to develop as they have courtesy of the opportunities provided to them within the dynamics of the FC Barcelona first team.
A massive leap in quality from their subsidiary teammates and opponents, chances such as these often help even those new to Spanish football understand the game at a faster rate due to this hands-on experience that is not accessible otherwise within the Barcelona subsidiary.
As has Lamine Yamal done so at just 16 years of age, it appears Barcelona are now hoping to familiarise even more upcoming stars with the first team, having most recently included Ander Astralaga, Marc Casado, Alvaro Cortes, and new 16-year-old arrival Noah Darvich in the first team training as per information by Spanish news outlet Mundo Deportivo.
The case of Noah Darvich is perhaps the most interesting within this list of talented youngsters. The German prodigy was brought in from Freiburg this very summer in what has been called by many as a transfer that sees Barcelona capture one of the brightest young European talents at the time.
An attacking midfielder by trade, the new Barcelona Atletic star possesses great technical ability, game awareness beyond his tender years, and an assortment of various tricks up his sleeves that have prompted many who have seen him in action to be truly a league apart from those around him.
Next up for FC Barcelona will be a game against Villarreal away from home at the Estadi De La Ceramica for Matchday three of La Liga EA Sports, and given the unavailability of certain stars due to injury and suspension, Barcelona could potentially look to involve the youngsters in training today within the match itself as well potentially.
