19-year-old Barcelona attacking starlet on the radars of Serie A outfit

Barcelona youngster Estanis Pedrola is enjoying quite the season for the club’s subsidiary team under the guidance of Rafa Marquez.

The 19-year-old winger had suffered a back injury very early in the campaign that kept him out of action for three months. But since returning from the spell on the sidelines, Estanis has been in red-hot form.

Indeed, the winger has notched up a return of eight goals in 17 matches for Barça Atletic. What is impressive is that seven of his goals have come in his last 12 appearances for the side.

It has even forced first-team manager Xavi Hernandez to take notice and call up the young winger to matchday squads for some matches in recent months.

Estanis’ progression, though, has caught the attention of other clubs as well, with Fernando Polo of Mundo Deportivo reporting that Serie A side Lecce are interested in signing the Spaniard in the summer.

Lecce signed Samuel Umtiti on loan from Barcelona last summer and are reaping the rewards of the move as the Frenchman has put his injury woes behind him and emerged as a key player for the Italian minnows.

And, they are now understood to be eyeing another raid on Barça, this time for Estanis Pedrola. Lecce would be open to taking the 19-year-old on loan or even paying a transfer fee to sign him, given that the youngster’s contract is set to expire in 2024.

However, it must be noted that Barcelona are in control of the winger’s contract situation as they have a unilateral two-year extension option, which they intend to activate.

Apart from Lecce, Estanis is also attracting interest from La Liga side Osasuna, who are also looking to loan him for next season after tasting success with Barcelona loanee Ez Abde this season.

Estanis, for his part, is currently focused on helping Barça Atletic finish in the promotion playoff positions in the RFEF Primera Division and is happy with whatever involvement he is getting at the first-team level.

As for Barcelona, it has been reported that they might be open to loaning Estanis out next season to Osasuna, given how things have gone for Abde. With Lecce now entering the scene, it will be interesting to see how things pan out for the 19-year-old.