While he has been performing well throughout this season, the stock of the young Barcelona defender, Mikayil Faye, has received a massive bump in the last few weeks.
Pau Cubarsi has catapulted himself to the spotlight with his performances with the Barcelona first team and the senior Spain side, Faye has also been performing at a very high level with Barcelona Atletic, and also made his debut with the Senegal international team recently, marking this event with a great goal.
These performances have made FC Barcelona quite confident in the qualities and future potential of the defender, and according to SPORT, the Catalan club has already decided to call him up for the upcoming summer pre-season, including the tour of the USA.
This is the main preference of the Balugranes, but a sale before the pre-season even commences can also not entirely be ruled out. Faye’s performances with Barcelona Atletic have aroused the attention of several clubs, and Barcelona know they can easily double the €5 million they invested in him last summer if they decided to sell him.
Thus, the Catalans will have to decide whether they want to promote Faye to the first team or to allow him to depart, either permanently or with the option of a repurchase in the future.
The player himself is currently fully focused on his development and growth and wants to stay at Barcelona, even though he has more financially attractive offers on the table.
He wants to succeed at the Catalan club, but would also need to be shown some confidence from the club that he will get opportunities for further growth in the future.
And this is exactly what Barcelona will be doing by deciding to call him up for the preseason with the first team. The club is clear that Faye deserves this on merit, and the choice of the coach will not impact the defender’s presence with the first team.
