Barcelona close in on signing Portuguese teenage talent from La Masia

Barcelona close in on signing Portuguese teenage talent from La Masia FC Barcelona continue to pursue promising young talent from around the world, with Dany Freire the latest prospect on the verge of joining the club’s academy, according to Mundo Deportivo . The 15-year-old spent last season with Racing FC Union of Luxembourg and is currently on trial at Barça. Freire has spent the past few days with the Juvenil A team during their training camp in Tona. The teenage attacker’s performances have made a positive impression, and if those early feelings continue, he is expected to sign for Barça in September, when he turns 16. A versatile forward with international experience Freire can operate in all three attacking positions, giving him plenty of versatility for the Barça youth setup. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jovens Promessas 🇵🇹 (@jovenspromessas2015) The Portuguese forward played in the UEFA Youth League last season with Racing FC Union and also helped win the Luxembourg U-17 Cup. He scored once and provided an assist in the final. At international level, Freire represents Portugal at youth level, although he previously played for Luxembourg. With Portugal’s Under-15 team, he has shared a dressing room with Cristiano Ronaldo’s son. Barcelona are now assessing him closely during his trial, with the club increasingly confident that he could become the latest addition to La Masia . Another international talent for Barça’s academy Freire’s potential arrival fits into Barcelona’s broader strategy of recruiting promising young players from outside Spain. During the previous winter transfer window, the club added several international prospects, including Hamza Abdelkarim, Juwensley Onstein, Ajay Tavares and Patricio Pacifico. View this post on Instagram A post shared by @dany_freire9 The first two subsequently joined Pol Planas’ Juvenil A, continuing Barça’s efforts to strengthen its academy with young talent from different footballing markets. Pacifico, meanwhile, has seen his loan spell get extended by a year despite suffering an ACL injury. More recently, the La Liga champions have roped in Josue Caicedo from LDU Quito in Ecuador, with the teenager finally arriving in Barcelona this week after long delays due to bureaucratic issues. If Freire’s trial continues to go as expected, his next step will be to officially join Barcelona after his 16th birthday in September.