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Why Barcelona lost their next La Masia star
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Why Barcelona lost their next La Masia star
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Feb 9, 20265:01258.4K views
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Barcelona have a long tradition of nurturing world-class talent in its academy, La Masia. Recently, they have promoted Lamine Yamal, Pau Cubarsi, Alejandro Balde, Gavi and Fermin Lopez, who have propelled them back up to the top of European football.
Dro Fernandez was supposed to be the next star and had become manager Hansi “Flick’s project in La Masia”.
But he left for PSG. Why?
Explained by Pol Balus. Illustrated by Henry Cooke.
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