Europe snaps up the future stars of world football

Players under 20 followed by European leaders

On the program of number 419 of the Weekly Letter ofCIES Football Observatory, there is a big focus on the 200 most promising players under the age of 20. A ranking that was based on the experience capital method taking into account the minutes played in official matches played in the last 365 days, the sporting level of the matches and the results. The first in this ranking is none other than Gavi of Barca. According to Sport, the 18-year-old Spaniard has no intention of leaving his lifelong club! His dolphin is none other than Jude Bellingham and there, the young Englishman simply has the whole football planet at his feet! A three-way battle between the two Manchester and Real Madrid looms. According to DailyMirrorthis is the formation driven by Pep Guardiola who is in pole position! Among the future prospects, there are a lot of Brazilians. There is Vitor Roque of Athletico Paranaense. The 18-year-old striker is closely followed by Barça, but according to Sport, the 50 M€ requested cooled the Catalan leaders. Fond of Brazilian talent, Barça also has Santos crack in its sights, Angelo Gabriel. The 18-year-old winger was also the subject of a €15m offer from AC Milan this winter. Finally, SL Benfica can rub their hands in the event of the sale ofAntonio Silva. According Report, Real Madrid fell in love with the Portuguese defender. It will be necessary to pay 100 M€ to afford the 19-year-old player who is under contract with the Lisbon club until 2027.

The colossal means of Barça for a return of Messi

FC Barcelona will have their hands tied for the summer transfer window. According The Gazzetta dello Sport, the Catalan club must imperatively reduce its payroll to recruit and it is currently 457 M€. Even by considerably reducing his salary, the arrival of Lionel Messi would blow up the club’s payroll. Aware of this obstacle, Barca do not want to repeat the mistakes of the past. According El Mundo And Report, to avoid this new situation, the club wants to force future recruits to sign a clause in which they acknowledge being aware of the economic problems of the Culés. The media add that two scenarios will be considered, namely that the signing cannot be registered as a player and that the club cannot guarantee him to be registered by July 20. A way for Barça to protect itself from a possible reversal of the jacket on the part of the players. El Mundo specifies that the leaders also undertake to release their recruit for free if ever they are in one of the two situations, but also to pay the rest of the player’s salary if ever their new club does not pay them the same emoluments as the contract signed with Barca. In short, even if Messi had to record his return to Barça, he will not be safe from finding himself free a few weeks later. Note that a solution is currently being studied to pay the salary of the Pulga. According ASBarça would like to make the former headquarters of La Masia a new museum in honor of its most beautiful ambassador: Lionel Messi. This interactive and immersive center would serve as a significant new source of income thanks to its hundreds of thousands of visits, and could potentially pay part of the Argentinian’s salary.

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