Barcelona is interested in 16-year-old Dortmund midfielder

A new transfer target has emerged for Barcelona. This time for the Juvenil A squad. According to Sport, the Catalan club is highly attentive to the situation of Vasco Walz, a 16-year-old German midfielder of Italian descent. He is the captain of the U-17 team for Borussia Dortmund and has also played for Germany’s junior teams.

His versatility is his main virtue; he has played in different midfield positions and even on the flanks in the past. However, Waltz’s preferred position is the role of pivot ahead of the defense. He loves organizing the action and directing the game. The German-Italian is a strong lad and fights for half balls in the midfield fulfilling his defensive duties in the best way possible.

In his first season with the yellow and black, he amassed 18 appearances in U-17 Bundesliga West. In the current 20/21 season, he has played four times playing 255 minutes and already has an assist to his name.

According to the German media, the midfielder is touted to have a bright future, and it’s reported that Borussia does not want to lose yet another young talent. However, they have not opened talks for renewal until now. His current contract runs out in June 2021, and reportedly many clubs including Milan are interested to grab the youngster in what will be a free transfer.

If he is eventually incorporated into the club, he will be playing for Juvenil A. The newly-elected Barcelona president Joan Laporta’s highlight during his first reign was the perfect mixture of youth and experience. The transfer targets in the initial days of his presidency indicate that he will be using his earlier successful formula.

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