THE COACH IS LOOKING FOR A PROFILE SIMILAR TO PEDRI
The next Xavi? Barça takes Elche to a 'jewel' of the midfield of La Masia
Published:31/03/2023 - 22:43h
Updated:31/03/2023 - 22:43h
The calendar and the casualties have forced Xavi to summon several homegrown players for this Saturday's match. One of them could be the new Barça midfielder in the next two or three years.
Aleix Garrido Cañizares Is the big novelty of the announcement of the FC Barcelona to measure to the Elche this next Saturday in the return of LaLiga. Xavi had to quote to three footballers of the filial, the goalkeeper Arnau Tenas, the mediocentro Marc Casadó and the extreme Estanis Pedrola and two of the Juvenile To, as they are the leading Ángel Alarcón and the mediocampista already mentioned.
Of this way the egarense suplió the drops of the sanctioned Raphinha and of the lesionados Dembélé, Christensen, Pedri and Frenkie of Jong. For the born player in the 2004, is the first time that is called by the first Barcelona team. Xavi already has showed in several opportunities that is very pending of the youngsters 'perlas' that has in the filial and to visit to the colista has arrived the opportunity of the captain of the Juvenile To.
A footballer with a lot that offer
Of the quoted, the only debutante in the first team is Garrido, right-handed interior that from category alevín has shared the centre of the field of all the teams of the basic football with Gavi. With technical quality, speed and tactical sense, the Barça believes in him and wants to renew an agreement that finish in June, a very directed negotiation and that would leave to the player of face to arrive to First in the next two years.
"Aleix Already had gone summoned before, but suffered an injury of the ankle. Has talent and last pass, perhaps what more miss without Pedri", explained Xavi, doing reference to a drop of three months by a sprain of ankle playing with the Juvenile To, although it already has debuted and marked with the filial. Of this way the Barça could see debut the Saturday to a new player done home and that has potential to consolidate sometime like culé.
Has the clear things the canterano
"Nowadays they see a lot of youngsters that already are having minutes with the first team like Gavi, but do not have haste. I am where say me and attempt do the best in each train and like this the things will arrive", explained Garrido does already a year in an interview to 'Barça TV'. The following course could be his in the filial, and a pre-season with the first team neither is descartada.
