THE THREE COINCIDED IN THE MASIA
Balde, Arnau and Simons, three friends at Barça who are now opting for the Golden Boy
The football gives a lot of turns and also rewards the sacrifice of all the players. The case of Balde, Arnau or Simons, nominated to the Golden Boy 2023, is a proof of this
Already it has published the list of 25 footballers that are nominated to the Golden Boy 2023 and have been many the faces known for the FC Barcelona. In addition to Alejandro Balde and the apparition of Lamine Yamal in the 'wildcards', also there are players that went through the inferior categories of the club that are between the candidates to carry the prestigious prize delivered by the sportive newspaper Italian Tuttosport. Pedri And Gavi were the last in carrying it.
And it is that in the list of candidates also are Arnau Martínez, of the Girona, and Xavi Simons, of the RB Leipzig. The two are key pieces for his teams and have something in common: they went through The Masia. In fact, in the last hours has done viral in social networks a photography in which they appear the two with Alejandro Balde in his times by the inferior categories of the club. A few years afterwards, the three already are nominated to a prize of maximum level.
Arnau Martínez, Alejandro Balde, and Xavi Simons have been friends since they played together at The Masia. Today, all 3 plough on the final list of nominees for the Golden Boy award 2023. pic.twitter.com/hafee74yh9
— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) October 13, 2023
The three knew in The Masia and since, although they took ways very different, keep a very good friendship. The life and the football have given a lot of turns since, of small, dreamed with being recognised like his idols of the infancy, but the destination has carried them to share category and opt, for the first time, to a recognition of maximum category.
Three players that have exploded in Europe
It is not a secret for anybody that the past season of Balde in the Barça was exultant and in which it exploded like one of the big left sides of the world. In this still is in phase of adaptation, but is one of the big talents in the old continent. It is the same case of an Arnau Martínez that exploded in the right band of the Girona and is indisputable in Spain Sub-21. His progression has been exceptional.
Finally, Xavi Simons is one of the 'boys' fashionable of Europe. It has found with his best version in the RB Leipzig and, to his 20 years, has participated in seven goals in what it goes of Bundesliga: three has annotated them he and has delivered four assistances. It is in a state of form inmejorable and is called to mark the difference in Germany. Has potential with what achieve it.
