FC Barcelona have always been a side that has been particularly invested in the development and nurturing of youth talents to ensure the best possible explosion of potential rather than simply investing on the biggest stars the world has to offer.
On the contrary, even if the latter option was something that would excite Barcelona at this moment as it has done on some occasions in the past, they are currently bound by their economic restrictions from pursuing the most expensive of valuations available in the transfer market.
As a result, reliance on youth and finding feasible structures for various arrivals has become the norm for Barcelona in recent times. Now, they continue to be linked with another gem in the making.
In light of Ousmane Dembele’s departure, Barcelona continue to be linked with Ligue 1 outfit Lyon’s newest wonderkid, Bradley Barcoda as per Spanish outlet SPORT.
A player of vast explosiveness on the wing, the 20-year-old possesses immaculate levels of overflow, speed, dribbling prowess, and even an accurate final pass to be efficient in dangerous areas.
His revelation has found itself to be concrete in the latest edition of Ligue 1, where the French player managed to score 7 goals and provide a further 9 assists as per the statistics provided by Mundo Deportivo in a recent report.
However, the player’s asking price has been set at €50 million by current side Lyon. Another suitor apart from Barcelona was French outfit PSG, who themselves had made a bid worth around €30 million that got rejected by the player’s current side as they stick to their demand of €20 million beyond that bid.
On the contrary, the player himself would reportedly be much more enticed to a move to Barcelona than he would to the Parisian outfit, and the latter themselves are also potentially out of the race for him given that they have managed to tie down Ousmane Dembele himself already.
Moreover, Barcelona maintain a solid relationship with his agent Jorge Mendes, who the Catalans are also involved with in order to sort out various other operations.
It will be interesting to see how his situation develops in light of Barcelona’s interest in him, but it seems that the priority target at the moment for Barcelona currently remains contracted to Manchester City and that’s where the Catalans plan to make their next advance.
