FC Barcelona lets the son of one of its greatest legends leave

A player of 19 years put end to his history with the FC Barcelona after signing a contractual bond until 2026 with another club. The son of one of the legends of the Barcelona group will play this season in the Burnley, an English team of second Division. It fits to remember that the youngster arrived to the Catalan institution in March of the past year, but could not show his talent in the Juvenile To. In the past course, the footballer contested nine meetings, although it did not annotate goals and did not give assistances.

JoãOr Mendes finish to sign with the English team, something that his father never had imagined. The son of Ronaldinho will play in England and now will be able to show his potential in the terrain of game, very far of the City Condal. In this context, the Brazilian will have always the difficult responsibility to surpass or even make a similar career to the one of his progenitor. However, the youngster could not achieve repeat the history of the star of the football in the Barça.

The trainer of the Burnley broke the silence

Scott Parker, technician of the team of the Championship, pronounced on the arrival of the pertinent footballer of the FC Barcelona: "it Is a player that see like a developing player and a project in this sense", commented the míster before a party against the Cardiff City. Besides, the interviewed recognised that there is a lot of expectation because it treats of the son of a legend in the world of the football: "I Understand the emotion that this generates, but think that would be unfair to put so much pressure on a so young boy that comes here", sustained in front of the journalists.

Before his arrival to the group blaugrana, Joãor Mendes formed part of the academy of the Cruzeiro in Brazil. The career of his father weighs a lot in each one of his steps, since it is not simple to be son of a 'crack' that won the LaLiga in two occasions with the Barça and the Balloon of Gold in 2005. Besides, Ronaldinho topped with the League of Champions in 2026 and is remembered like one of the big footballers in Europe. Therefore, many in England think that the youngster has to show the same talent of his father.