Barcelona youngster in line to make his La Liga debut against Celta Vigo – report

According to journalist Toni Juanmarti, Barcelona youngster Pablo Torre is in contention to make his La Liga debut for the club when they face Celta Vigo on Sunday.

The 19-year-old joined Barça this past summer, arriving from Racing Santander with the reputation of being one of the most exciting young talents in Spain. The attacking midfielder had helped Racing earn promotion back to La Liga 2 last season before moving to Barcelona.

Early indications were that he could be fast-tracked into the first team at Spotify Camp Nou, like with Pedri a couple of years ago. However, the reality has been very different as Torre has struggled to make inroads into Xavi’s plans.

The youngster has played just once so far for Barça’s first team, when he made his debut in the UEFA Champions League against Viktoria Plzen.

There had been speculations that he could leave on loan towards the end of the summer window, but that did not materialise. The youngster had also been reluctant to turn out for Barcelona Atletic, although he did make his debut for the reserves last month against Murcia.

In light of the recent injuries to Franck Kessie and Frenkie de Jong, there had been an expectation that Torre could be granted some minutes by Xavi, especially with a busy run of fixtures coming up for Barcelona.

And, Toni Juanmarti is now reporting that it will indeed be the case, as Torre is in the running to make an appearance for Barça in their La Liga clash against Celta Vigo on Sunday. It would mark the 19-year-old’s debut in the Spanish top flight.

With a ‘final’ against Inter Milan coming up in the UEFA Champions League, it would only be natural for Xavi to be cautious with his regulars in midfield, Gavi, Pedri and Sergio Busquets.

So, even though de Jong is in contention to feature, having returned to training this week, there could be more rotation, increasing the chances of Torre receiving his first appearance in La Liga.