Official: Barcelona announce the signing of 18-year-old attacking prodigy

The growth of the youth teams has become of utmost importance for Barcelona since Joan Laporta has taken over the club as president. In an attempt to follow the same suit, Barça have announced the signing of Yusuf Demir from SK Rapid Vienna on a season-long loan deal.

Barcelona have shelled out €500 thousand for the loan deal, and reserve a non-mandatory option to buy Demir at the end of his loan tenure for a fee of €10 million.

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✍ Yusuf Demir

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Just 18, Demir made a name for himself in the Austrian Bundesliga with Vienna, scoring six goals last season in 25 appearances, of which just six were starts. The team ended up finishing second in the league, seven points off RB Salzburg.

Primarily a striker, the Austrian is comfortable playing on the wing as well and boasts of a slick left-footed strike.

He will start his Barcelona tenure as part of the B team, but it will not be surprising to see him get minutes for the senior side given his versatility.

Demir will fly to Barcelona to complete his medicals this weekend along with nine other Barça B players. He will join the first-team training on Monday for the 2021/22 season.