From Araújo to Pedri: The young stars who will return Barça to the top

For this Friday 7 July the FC Barcelona has a staff of 26 players if they include the two already confirmed signings, Ilkay Gündogan and Iñigo Martínez, and already without contabilizar to Samuel Umtiti to the that was him delivered his letter of freedom the past week. Of this way the ones of Xavi, still with several pending movements, prepare to initiate the pre-season this next Monday with a full team of big players, but especially, of footballers very young and of projection.

In fact, the current staff culé, in which they are included still authentic 'descartes' as Lenglet or Hill has an average of age of 25.1 years, an authentic wonder if we take in account that players like Lewandowski or Gündogan already equalise or surpass the barrier of the 32 years, going up the average considerably. However, in the Barça can be calm regarding the future that promises the staff.

A Barcelona project that ilusiona for the present and the future

And it is that of the 26 players that are at present in the first team, a total of 18 is 26 years old or less, doing besides the exception that Andreas Christensen is at present in the 27. Taking in account the first criterion, the Barça luce an average of age of 22.5 years between these 18 footballers of his first staff, led of course by names like Pedri (20), Gavi (18) or Ronald Araújo (24).

Although it can speak a lot by these days of the planning of signings of clubs like the Real Madrid, the Barcelona entity has done a big restructuring of his staff in the last two years with signings of big level and especially, big projection. These have been added to a structure of veterans like Ter Stegen or the already sacked Busquets and Jordi Alba, those who allow that now the average of age of the staff descend of considerable way.

Several arrivals and possible arrivals aim to a clear plan of market

With returns like the ones of Abde (21), Nico González (21) or Dest (22), those who certainly do not have very clear his future, the Barça allows rejuvenate even more his team, always taking into account that of the XI only Lewandowski (34) surpasses the 30 years of age, adding also to Gündogan (32) for this new course. The future seems promising for the ones of Xavi with other headlines like Koundé (24), Balde (19), Of Jong and Dembélé, these last two with 26 years each one.

The technical body, slope of his renewal until 2026, can schedule a project to average term with names already almost by heart and knowing that his best years still are for coming, inside a football in which the youth is increasingly notable. Precisely therefore the culés look for to ensure a signing like the one of Vitor Roque, a player that to his 18 years already seems smart for the elite and 'would inherit' the centre of the attack of an already veteran Lewandowski.