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Official: Barcelona promote 23-year-old La Masia star to the first-team
Barcelona have officially made their first move of the winter transfer window, even though it does not come in the form of a transfer.
They have finally promoted Inaki Pena to the senior team. The La Masia graduate has been with the reserve team for nearly four years now, but will now wear #13 for the first-team.
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Iñaki Peña has been registered as a first-team player and will wear the number 13 pic.twitter.com/6vAfNPjp7f
He is expected to serve as Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s deputy, who is the undisputed first-choice goalkeeper right now. What this means for the backup is that he will likely play Copa del Rey games, starting from the one tomorrow against Intercity.
Pena has made his debut this season already, though, with a start against Viktoria Plzen on the final gameday of the UEFA Champions League season. He made six saves on the night despite conceding two goals, including one from the penalty spot.
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