Barcelona legend says ‘Depay is carrying the team’ after Messi’s exit

Barcelona legend Samuel Eto’o has come out to give his views on Barcelona’s new faces in the attack. He was particularly impressed by the new signing Memphis Depay and had great things to say about the Dutchman.

“Memphis has carried the team on his back in these first few games. Without Messi, I think he will be the new leader in the attack.”

Samuel Eto’o (h/t De Marke)

Indeed, Depay has been the one to step up for the Catalan side since the start of the season. His goalscoring spree started on his debut when he calmly converted a penalty in the pre-season game.

Against Juventus again, his connection with Frenkie de Jong and Yusuf Demir showed flashes of his ability. He scored on the night and helped Barcelona lift the Joan Gamper trophy.

However, he has been altho more impressive since the start of the league. He has started all of the club’s three games and played every single minute. In his 270 minutes of action, the forward has scored two screamers and also recorded an assist.

The 27-year-old is in red hot form and carried that into the international break too.

In Netherlands’ game against Montenegro, Depay scored twice to lead his side to an inspiring 4-0 win. The next game against Turkey was also a very special night for the Barcelona forward as he recorded an assist with a sensational hat-trick.

The Dutch international will now return to Catalonia as Barcelona gear up to face Bayern Munich later next week.

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