Barcelona set to sign Bayern Munich midfield prodigy

Barcelona’s bid to strengthen their reserve ranks continues as they are now closing in on another youth signing.

Indeed, according to Florian Plettenburg of Sky Germany, the Blaugrana are close to completing the capture of Bayern Munich midfield prodigy Kenan Yildiz with negotiations over a deal in advanced stages.

The 16-year-old attacking midfielder has been on the books of Bayern Munich since 2012 and has progressed rapidly through the youth ranks at the Bavarian outfit. While he is yet to make his senior bow, the teenager has been a regular fixture for the club’s U-17 as well as the U-19 outfits.

Yildiz has racked up 19 appearances across all competitions and age-group levels in the ongoing campaign, producing an impressive tally of six goals and eight assists. The prodigious starlet also has ten appearances for the Turkish U-17 national team, for whom he has three goals.

Yildiz’s current contract with Bayern Munich stands to expire at the end of the season and the midfielder is set to call it time in Bavaria and move to Catalonia, by signing for Barcelona.

The 16-year-old shares the same agent as Barça’s first-team members Ferran Torres and Pedri, which certainly will have helped in negotiations. Talks are believed to be in the final stages and an announcement could be made once the agreement is finalised.

Yildiz is expected to join up with Barcelona’s B team, much like another prodigy that the Catalans have recently signed in the form of Pablo Torre, who will join the club from Racing Santander at the end of the season.