The Braithwaite challenge starts now: A month that can win him a future at Barça

The market of signings brought a surprise to the FC Barcelona in February, when Martin Braithwaite incorporated to the first team. The one of Esbjerg turned into the 'patch' chosen to cover to the lesionados Luis Suárez and Ousmane Dembélé, but after leaving good feelings in his first commitments in LaLiga, saw forced to stop by a crisis of the coronavirus that translated in several months of confinement.

With the culés of turn to the work, approaches a moment key for the future of the Danish, that wants to be something more than a temporero. In principle, the sportive managers valued him like a bet of short route. It did not confirm publicly, but the intention is to take advantage of him during a time and afterwards look for a sale by the same 20 million euros that cost. But he does not share this vision, and although it does not heave the voice, is had to speak on the terrain of game to show that his quality costs a place in the staff.

The opportunity of his life goes through something more than a month in which will have 11 parties for contesting. When giving of drop to Dembélé and occupy his index card, only will be able to participate in the championship of the regularity, and will not be enabled for the Champions League. RCD Mallorca, Leganés, Seville, Athletic Club, Celtic of Vigo, Athletic of Madrid, Villarreal, RCD Espanyol, Real Valladolid, Osasuna and Sportive Alavés will be his opponents.

With the recovery of Suárez, the Scandinavian seems to have lost options, but on the contrary, will be more important that never. The concentration of the calendar does that the theoretical titularity of Leo Messi, the Uruguayan and Antoine Griezmann happen to a flat second. Quique Setién will have to be very skillful with the rotations and here is where the recently arrived and Ansu Fati have to shine. With three parties by week difumina the line between the eleven and the bench and any effort is welcome, especially if it translates in goals and assistances.

For the moment, Braithwaite has not premièred his statistics like Barcelona, but his first steps were promising. They sufficed him 18 minutes in front of the Eibar, 21 against the Real Madrid and 89 in front of the Real Sociedad to change the laughs and the doubts by some illusion with his arrival. His letter of presentation offered verticality, sacrifice and a good connection with the stars, and has arrived the hour to happen the examination. The ex of the Toulouse is smart to show to the fans that in addition to Lautaro Martínez and Neymar, he has to be an aim for 2021.

Larsson Is the best reference for Braithwaite

It does a lot of years that the Barça looks for to the new Henrik Larsson, and Braithwaite has in him to his best reference. The Swedish arrived of the Celtic without doing a lot of noise, and practically like a 'covered' knew to be of a lot of utility to a group that shined in the fight by the titles. After two campaigns in the City Condal, the one of Helsingborg returned to his country with the guarantee to having triumphed and with two leagues, a Champions and a Supercopa of Spain in his list of winners.