If there was a player who had an unforgettable 2023/24 season, it was Fermín López. The player from Huelva, who had just arrived after being on loan at Linares during the 2022/23 season, managed to earn a place in Xavi Hernández's sports planning, to the point that, through hard work, effort, and perhaps a bit of luck, he went from being a game-changer to becoming one of the key players in the tactical scheme of the one from Terrassa, ending this period with 11 goals and one assist in 43 matches played (1948').
Now, as if that wasn't enough, the one from El Campillo had the opportunity to be called up by the Spanish national team for the two major international competitions that took place recently. In the Euro Cup, where he had little presence, he only played 28 minutes in the 0-1 against Albania. However, with 'La Rojita' in the Olympic Games in Paris, he knew how to cause 'havoc'. His stats? Six goals and two assists in six matches, being the 'Pichichi' of Spain in the competition, setting a record and leaving 'MVP' numbers.
This is how the 2023/24 season ended, with him and Alejandro Baena being the two players who can boast of saying that this summer they have both won the gold medal at the Olympic Games and the champion's medal at the Euro Cup. An achievement that has obviously led the blaugrana team to 'cherish' the '16' a bit more, who, as reported on FCBN, could be on the verge of a necessary contractual and salary improvement, in line with the remarkable form he is experiencing.
The concession that FC Barcelona will make with Fermín López
Furthermore, given the hectic pace of games he had in the 2023/24 season, FC Barcelona has decided to make a concession with him. What is it? Instead of rejoining once the Games are over, as Pau Cubarsí and Eric García did, who are already integrated into Hansi Flick's dynamics, he will be able to do so a week later, arguing that he needs some time to disconnect, just like his teammates did.
Even in the squad list for the Joan Gamper Trophy match against AS Monaco, he is not included in the squad numbers, in a match that serves as the perfect setting for the presentation of the squad for the 2024/25 season. Now, what he is aiming for is to be ready for the start of LaLiga EA Sports, scheduled to take place for the blaugrana team on Saturday, August 17th at Mestalla against Valencia CF, a match where it will have to be considered whether he is prepared or if, on the contrary, Hansi Flick and his technical staff decide to be cautious and give the player from Huelva more rest.