Barcelona very happy with La Masia prodigy’s professionalism and qualities

While Lamine Yamal has undoubtedly been the breakout prospect at FC Barcelona this season, Fermin Lopez is also, slowly but surely, carving out a reputation for himself.

The 20-year-old midfield prospect has been in the first-team dynamics this season and has gained prominence of late due to injuries in the squad.

And, the La Masia prodigy has made his chances count, scoring the equaliser in the 2-2 draw against RCD Mallorca earlier this week, before making a notable impact in the contest versus Sevilla after replacing the injured Raphinha.

Barcelona delighted with Fermin Lopez

Now, Roger Torello of Mundo Deportivo is reporting that Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez and the club’s technical staff are delighted with the package that Fermin Lopez brings to the table.

Indeed, the report states that the Blaugrana are delighted with the 20-year-old prospect’s professionalism as well as the qualities that he brings to the pitch.

Some of the key attributes that are very much appreciated by the club are Fermin Lopez’s ability to shoot at goal – something that the midfield unit lacked in the recent past, the intensity he brings to the pitch, as well as his good decision-making.

As far as his professionalism is concerned, Fermin had already demonstrated that when he asked Xavi to let him play for Barça Atletic during the last international break as he was not getting many minutes with the first team prior to that.

Xavi has full faith in Fermin

Having spent the last season away on loan at Linares, Fermin Lopez returned in the summer and made an impact in pre-season training.

The 20-year-old caught Xavi’s eye, so much so that he was taken on the pre-season tour of the USA, where he starred with a stunning goal against Real Madrid in El Clasico.

It is safe to say that Lopez has not looked back since, with Xavi having complete trust in the young midfield prospect.

With Frenkie de Jong and Pedri still some way away from returning and Raphinha also getting injured earlier this week, the youngster’s involvement is bound to increase in the coming matches.