Barcelona closing in on the capture of 15-year-old Portuguese talent – report

Barcelona closing in on the capture of 15-year-old Portuguese talent – report According to Mundo Deportivo , FC Barcelona are closing in on the signing of Dany Freire, who spent part of the summer on trial with the club’s academy and quickly impressed the coaching staff with his performances and goals. The Portuguese youth international joined the La Masia youngsters for a training camp and needed only a few days to convince Barcelona that they wanted to bring him into the academy. The Catalan club now expect to complete the deal in the coming days. The delay has been purely administrative. As a foreign player, Freire cannot sign for Barcelona until he turns 16, which he will do this Saturday. Freire will join Cesc Bosch’s Juvenil B Once the transfer is complete, Freire is expected to begin his Barcelona career with the Juvenil B, coached by Cesc Bosch. The teenager has already trained with the side and featured in several friendly matches in recent weeks. View this post on Instagram A post shared by @dany_freire9 Born in Portugal, Freire moved to Luxembourg at a young age and spent last season playing for Racing FC Union. Although he represented Luxembourg at youth level, Freire switched to Portugal Under-15s last year. He has also recently trained with the Portugal Under-17s. Interestingly, his international career has brought him into contact with Cristiano Ronaldo’s son, who has also represented Portugal at youth level. Freire’s initial impressions in training were reinforced by his performances in pre-season friendlies. Across two summer tournaments, he scored three goals, was named MVP and helped his side beat Real Madrid in a Clasico . View this post on Instagram A post shared by @dany_freire9 Another international addition to Barcelona’s academy Freire will become the latest international prospect recruited by Barcelona’s youth system. Over recent months, Juwensley Onstein, Ajay Tavares and Hamza Abdelkarim have all developed within Pol Planas’ Juvenil A. This season, Freire and Mikael Baza, also 16, are expected to begin with the Juvenil B. The Juvenil B will begin their league campaign on Saturday with an away fixture against Europa, when Freire’s new chapter in Barcelona’s academy will be close to beginning. Barcelona are also interested in another 15-year-old prodigy, JJ Gabriel of Manchester United, but as things stand, it appears that he will be signing for Real Madrid instead .