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Ez Abde and Lamine Yamal with FC Barcelona

XAVI HAS BOTH THIS SEASON

Ez Abde and Lamine Yamal, the main beneficiaries of Neymar's non-arrival at Barça

Published:14/08/2023 - 23:55h

Updated:14/08/2023 - 23:55h

The departure of Ousmane Dembélé, added to the non-arrival of Neymar Jr. at FC Barcelona, ​​make Ez Abde and Lamine Yamal smile. Both count for Xavi Hernández and, without the Brazilian in the squad, they will have many more minutes in 2023/24

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The signing of Neymar Jr. By the To the Hilal Saudi has represented an excellent news for Abde Ezzalzouli and Lamine Yamal. Waiting for if the club, finally, index card or no to another offensive player in what it subtracts of the market estival, so much the Moroccan like the juvenile know that, without the Brazilian in the staff, have a lot of more options to be leading after the exit of Ousmane Dembélé.

This factor has been key, mainly, to define the future of Abde. The one of Beni Melal gave by safe his course, through a traspaso or a new cession, to the beginning of the pre-season, but the circumstances and his good moment have done that, for the time being, Xavi consider him like the first offensive spare. At least like this it did it in the party in front of the Getafe, a formula that can repeat the Sunday in front of the Cádiz by the sanction of Raphinha.

The Barça will follow trusting the youngsters this season

In this way, the technical body follows convinced in that, further of the reinforcements that can arrive or be missing, the young talent of the staff can do the difference, especially with Abde and Yamal. "We think that they are to mark differences and have minutes. The paper of the players mark it they", said Xavi Hernández on the leadership that will have the youngsters this season.

And it is that, so much in the Gamper as in front of the Getafe, the egarense did not doubt in betting by the canteranos to change the course of two complex parties. Better was the result in front of the Tottenham, but the feelings are good and, in front of the doubts that generate players like Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres, the freshness of Ez and Lamine gives more certainties to the technical body for now.

The plan with Lamine Yamal is clear

"Lamine Is mature, marks differences, has goal… for the moment is it doing all well, further of the age. Lamine Can be important further that be 16 years old", argued Xavi after the Gamper. In the Coliseo Alfonso Pérez, the one of Esplugues of Llobregat was by in front of Ferran. An anticipate of what can be tendency this season, if the extreme attains to keep physically to tope and focused.

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