THE MIDDLE CENTER WILL USE THE NUMBER '16'
Barça updates Fermín López's file and number
Published:30/01/2024 - 23:19h
Updated:31/01/2024 - 01:33h
Fermín López is now officially a first team player. Taking advantage of the salary margin freed up by the loss of Alejandro Balde, the board updated the record and number of the 20-year-old midfielder
Fermín López already is, to all the effects, player of the first team of the FC Barcelona. This Tuesday, the club updated the contrado of the of The Campillo in front of LaLiga, taking advantage of the margin salarial freed by the drop of Alejandro Balde. Without options of fichar to another midfield player in the wintry window, the directive opted for rising to the player of 20 years, ridding like this one of the contingents of juvenile in the staff.
After the 'ok' of LaLiga, Fermín lucirá from this Wednesday in front of the Osasuna the '16' that, in previous seasons, lucieron players like Sergio Busquets (2009-14), Pedri (2020-22), Miralem Pjanic (2022-23), Abde Ezzalzouli (2023-24) and the own Xavi Hernández (2000-01). The egarense trusted López from the pre-season and, although the mediocentro has added few minutes in League in the last days, the update of his index card promises to give him more leadership.
Fermín, happy by the update of his agreement
After the official announcement by part of the Barça, the one of The Campillo expressed his joy for being part of the big staff of the Barça. "It is a step more, follow fulfilling a dream", said the Andalusian in a video shared in the networks of the club. The case of Fermín is an exception in the Barça, being a footballer that played the past season yielded to the Linares, shining in the First RFEF.
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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_is) January 30, 2024
In principle, it expected that López helped to the filial to try rise this season, but Xavi took him into account from the first week of the pre-season, carrying him to turns it American. There it converted a golazo in front of the Real Madrid in Dallas and, since, settled in the announcement of the egarense. In what it goes of season, the mediocentro adds 3 goals and 1 assistance in 23 parties (970 minutes), with seven titularities by League and two by Champions.
