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Barcelona director Deco eyes 16-year-old Danish talent as next wonderkid signing
Barcelona have looked for big-name signings to some extent in recent years, especially to add quality in departments where the academy has not generated talents of the required level.
The likes of Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Jules Kounde, and Dani Olmo are all players who have arrived with similar objectives in mind. However, the sporting management has continually maintained youth to be the core of the rebuild.
Signing young talents for the academy, thus, is a strategy that has worked well for the Catalans for it combines the freshness of a new signing with the economic and developmental benefits of a homegrown player.
Next target locked in
Roony Bardghji, as it stands, appears set to be Barcelona’s next big young signing and it remains to be seen if Flick counts on him for the first team or the B team.
Now, SPORT relays that Deco has already identified the club’s next youth target, this time in Denmark at Bodo/Glimt.
The club’s target is none other than the 16-year-old Danish striker Mikkel Bro Hansen who has already played four games for Bodo/Glimt’s first team at his young age. After all, high-quality strikers do not come around often at La Masia.
Hansen’s signing is not as close as that of Bardghji, but Barcelona see him to be a great market opportunity, especially to incorporate into the academy.
The idea is to keep him in the subsidiary team and decide his promotion based on his performance.
Speaking to the media in a recent interview, Hansen commented on Barcelona’s interest and gave his honest take on the same, not giving away anything.
“It’s incredible, but I know how to handle this pressure. It motivates me that there are people who trust me and believe in my abilities.”
The coming weeks, needless to say, will be crucial in deciding his future. Given the B team’s rebuild after relegation, however, signing the 16-year-old on a budget deal would be a great transaction for the Catalans.
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