Iker Bravo is a Spanish striker who plays for Udinese in Serie A and is becoming a reliable player within Kosta Runjaić's team. Bravo was formed at La Masia of Barcelona and was then transferred to Bayer Leverkusen, where he played with the U17 and U19 teams. In 2022, he was loaned...
A La Masia gem, who moved to Porto for more minutes, is now at Manchester City for a €60M fee. In this scout report, we’ll examine key aspects of Nico González's game and how he’ll fit into City’s squad, using clips from his Porto days and his short City stint...
Who Is Adam Aznou? Adam Aznou is a player whose rise in football has been marked by impressive displays of technical skill and positional intelligence, making him one of the brightest prospects in world football. Born on February 6, 2006, in Barcelona, Spain, Aznou’s footballing journey has taken him through...
Who Is Lamine Yamal? Lamine Yamal displayed his quality to the world in a major way when Spain faced Italy in the second fixture of UEFA Euro 2024 group stage. His performance in that game left many positive thoughts and evaluations of the player. He was called up for the...
Barcelona’s famed La Masia has not been producing talent like it used to. However, there are still players from La Masia who have made it to the big stage. One among those recently is Nicolás González — also simply known as Nico. The 21-year-old, having played for Barcelona a decent number...
Even at a tough moment in Barcelona's history, one of the most successful and popular football clubs in the world, with a strong tradition of producing talented players and playing with a tiki-taka style of play, La Masia produced two world-class talented players for the first team: Pablo Martín Páez Gavira...
Xavi Simons was once touted as the greatest prospect to emerge from Barcelona's La Masia academy since Lionel Messi. The Dutch attacking midfield player moved to PSG, where he made his professional debut in Ligue 1. With limited game time with the star-studded first team, Simons has been racking up the minutes with...
Barcelona have lost a lot of firepower following the departures of both Lionel Messi to Paris Saint-Germain and Antoine Griezmann to Atletico Madrid. Now, chances are the Catalan giants will have to trust La Masia talents to perform and carry the team as they used to in their golden years....
FC Barcelona’s summer hasn’t been the best this year. Messi’s departure from PSG and the lack of massive signings have left the club in a delicate situation in which lots of players will be expected to step up and show their worth in La Liga. However, the preseason had some...
Despite turning just 18 years old less than two months ago, Ansu Fati has been one of the most spoken about names in football in 2020. Despite his inexperience and his innocent look, Fati became one of Barcelona’s best players last season and was one of the few good news...
Barcelona's academy, La Masia, is well-known to the footballing world. After all, it is the same academy that produced players like Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernández, and Andres Iniesta, among many others, who went on to become among the best on the planet. But despite that, their younger crop of players...
At 16 years of age, Barcelona player Nicolás González was caught in a tug of war-between the world-famous club's Manchester United and Manchester City. Barcelona were fortunate enough that he stayed at La Masia despite the Catalans not being able to match the British clubs' financial offers. Here, through studying statistics and through analysis, we see what...
Barcelona have always been proud of their one-of-a-kind style of play. It doesn’t take long to recognise that all of their players follow specific patterns or that they must be of a particular player profile before joining the club, even as youngsters. This is true for all squad roles: the...
Marco Asensio took the football world by storm. In his debut for Real Madrid, he scored twice against Sevilla. Since 2016, he's developed into a national player for Spain and is likely to replace Cristiano Ronaldo. However, there is one talent in Spain which gets compared regularly to Asensio. His...
