He Barça Sub-20created for the occasion with a combined current Athletic Barça and Youth A To play the Intercontinental Cup on Saturday (9.30 pm) in Maracaná before him Flemishhe arrived last night to Rio de Janeiro after a long trip with a stopover in Paris. It is the trophy that corresponds to play as UEFA Youth League champion against the Brazilian team, champion of the Libertadores who also defends title. It will be playing as a local by Decree of Conmebol and UEFA. Flamengo does have a U-20 team in its base football structure.
The Barça expedition, heading to Brazil
Among the 23 players summoned by JULIAN BELLETTIcoach of the subsidiary and ex -technic of Juvenile A, highlights the presence of Jan Virgiliend of 19 years, not only because he made the first part of the preseason with the first team of Hansi Flick, but also because once he did not go to the Asian tour his future seemed close to Real Mallorcaboth for the interest of the Balearic club and for its desire to change air despite its recent renewal until 2027.
The call
Belletti 23
Goalkeepers
Eder Aller (18 years old), Max Bonfill (18 years old) and Gerard Sala (17 years)
Defenses
Andrés Cuenca (18 years old), Alexis Olmedo (19 years old), Álex Campos (17 years old), Álvaro Cortés (20 years), Guillem Víctor (18 years), Landry Farré (18 years old), David Oduro (19 years), Álex Walton (19 years) and Xavi Espart (18 years)
Midfielders
Brian Fariñas (19 years old), Juan Hernández (18 years old), Marcos Parriego (19 years), Pedro Rodríguez (17 years), Quim Junyent (18 years) and Tommy Marqués (18 years old)
Front
Adrián Guerrero (17 years old), Óscar Gistau (17 years old), Jan Virgili (19 years), Sama Nomoko
(17 years) and Shane Kluivert (17 years old)
In the Barca club his position did not sit well to consider that the second RFEF was small and did not put facilities, a fact that served as an example for any other channel that thought the same. They urged to Jan Virgili, Through its agent, to present an offer of 4 million with the requirement that the Barca club maintained 50 percent of a future transfer. Almeria also asked, but it seems that the conditions did not like, like Mallorca.
Jan Virgili He has played several pre -season friendlies with the subsidiary, but it is with this presence in the displacement to Brazil as his exit more cools. Although, logically, there are almost two weeks left and everything can happen.
After the long trip, this Sub-20 Barça will train in the Fluminense Sports City today Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to prepare Saturday's game. The hourly change is -5 hours and the final will be played at 16.30 (local time), which will be 9.30 pm in Barcelona
