Lacroix, the 16-year-old central back who falls in love with Barça and Juventus

The past market of signings of winter, the FC Barcelona found an opportunity of market for fichar to Jean-Clair Todibo, a defence that, to his 19 years, had turned into an indispensable footballer in the alignments of the Toulouse. The culés carried it to him by one million euros and, months afterwards has revalorizado, being able to opt by a sale or a cession​.

Of face to the next 2020, the FC Barcelona also would look to the French market to approximate to another of the footballers of big future by in front. According to the informations desveladas by Radius Mount Carlo, Lenny Lacroix, young head office of 16 years of the FC Metz, begins to wake up passions between the big European clubs and already there is some that have contacted for ficharle.

Said informations signal that so much FC Barcelona like Juventus of Turín already are tanteando the terrain of face to a hypothetical contracting of the international Sub-17 with France. In fact, it signals that so much Barcelona like bianconeros already "presented an offer of professional agreement to the young defence".

By the moment, the Metz would not contemplate the course of his 'jewel', especially by the grave injury of Manuel Cabit because of an accident of traffic sucedido the past month of November beside his mate of team, Kevin N'Doram. Lacroix Would be considered capital to face what subtracts of season, although the doors to his signing would not be closed.

Another French defence

In the last seasons, the market of French footballers is being observed with lupa by the FC Barcelona, especially if we speak of the defence. First they arrived Samuel Umtiti (Olympique of Lyon) and Lucas Digne (Paris Saint-Germain); afterwards, it went Clément Lenglet (Seville) and, finally, the already mentioned Jean-Clair Todibo (Toulouse).

Lacroix Could join to all they in 2020 if the culés achieve to convince to the Metz and to the player to close the agreement. In this case, could happen first by the filial for curtirse and adapt to the football and style of the culés, before giving the jump to the first team like possible relief generacional of his compatriots.