Xavi has called up 11 Barcelona youngsters for pre-season training on Monday

Barcelona will kickstart their pre-season camp starting this Monday, on July 10, at the club’s Ciutat Esportiva complex under the watchful eye of manager Xavi Hernandez and his staff.

As the pre-season tour is being identified as an ideal opportunity to provide La Masia talents and new signings a platform to showcase their talents, Xavi has handpicked a bunch of youngsters to feature in the pre-season.

According to Javi Miguel, Ángel Alarcón, Marc Casadó, Unai Hernandez, Fermin Lopez, Estanis Pedrola, Chadi Riad, Lamine Yamal, Pau Prim, Marc Guiu, Mikayil Faye and Diego Kochen are the youth players called up by Xavi for pre-season training on Monday

A few of the aforementioned names have already tasted senior team football and will be looking forward to spreading their wings in a more relaxed environment.

However, some names will feature with the Blaugrana senior squad for the very first time. Mikayil Faye, for example, was a recent signing by the club. Meanwhile, the likes of Fermin Lopez and Diego Kochen have yet to make the leap to senior team football.

A few unexpected absences can also be observed. Most notably, Aleix Garrido has missed out, despite already showing promising glimpses in the first team towards the end of last season. Due to participating in the U-19 European Championships, he is likely to earn some rest afterward.

Depending on the recruitments they make this summer, as well as the level of performances, Barcelona will determine whether or not these young players can join the rest of the senior team for the pre-season trip to the USA and then the actual campaign itself.

Alejandro Balde’s recent rise to stardom also ensued after his impressive pre-season showing in the USA. Gavi also showed a similar trajectory in the season prior to that. As such, it cannot be ruled out that Barcelona will unearth another young talent for years to come.