The signing of Lucas Digne by the FC Barcelona already is official and will arrive to compete with Jordi Alba by the left side. The youngster of 22 years will convert , like this, in the 21º French in the history in putting the Barcelona. All after Samuel Umtiti, also Frenchman, went the 20º after being announced officially the past Tuesday.
Therefore, in the staff of the Barcelona group the French nationality begins to take strength and to tip to turn into the second of the changing room by behind the Spaniard. The one who to date was majority in this second position, the Brazilian, already has suffered a drop (Dani Alves) and could lose to other two effective in the next days.
So much Adriano Correia like Douglas Pereira are very near to abandon the entity culé, what will leave to the team with Neymar Júnior and Rafinha like representatives of Brazil. France, instead, account already with the appointed Digne and Umtiti beside the veteran Jeremy Mathieu, the one who will be his "cicerone" in the City Condal.
These are the 21 French that have played (or play) in the FC Barcelona:
1-René Victor Fenouillère 1902-03
2-Henry Normand 1908-09
3-Jim Carlier 1913-14
4-Maurice Bigué 1913-14
5-Jean Verdoux 1917-18
6-Jules Robisco 1948
7-Lucien Müller 1965-68
8-Laurent Blanc 1996-97
9-Christophe Dugarry 97
10-Frédéric Déhu 1999-00
11-Richard Dutruel 2000-02
12-Emmanuel Petit 2000-01
13-Philippe Christanval 2001-03
14-Ludovic Giuly 2004-07
15-Ludovic Sylvestre 2005-06
16-Lilian Thuram 2006-08
17-Thierry Henry 2007-10
18-Éric Abidal 2007-13
19-Jérémy Mathieu 2004-
20-Samuel Umtiti 2016-
21-Lucas Digne 2016-