THE MIDDLECENTER IS KEY IN PARMA
Adrián Bernabé, the former Barça youth player who shines in Italy
Published:27/12/2023 - 00:40h
Updated:27/12/2023 - 00:40h
At 22 years old, Adrián Bernabé is living his best moment at Parma. The former FC Barcelona youth player arrived at the Italian team in 2021 and, after overcoming several physical problems, shines with the Serie B leader
The big beginning of season of the Parma in the Series B (leader with 41 points in 19 parties) has had in Adrián Bernabé to one of his figures excluyentes. The ex canterano of the FC Barcelona has led the centre of the field of the ones of Fabio Pecchia with 5 goals and 4 assistances in the Second Italian Division, although it has alternated the position of mediocentro with the one of pivote in some parties, doing of double '5' beside the Brazilian Hernani Azevedo.
After two years in Italy, the Catalan has found his best version. Bernabé went out of The Masia in 2018 with letter of freedom, fichando by the Manchester City by three seasons in which it did not arrive to debut with the first team. With the Barça shined in the Cadet To, but did not attain to settle in the Juvenile B and the club left him go. To his 22 years, Adrián seems smart to give the jump to the European elite in 2024.
Bernabé, an option for the Barça regarding pivote?
With agreement until June of 2026, the mediocentro could go out of the Parma in the next market estival by a mount near to the 10 million euros, considering that his current value in Transfermarkt round the 5.5 'kilos'. For the Barça is priority fichar a midfield player of defensive cut the year entrante and, in principle, the profile of Bérnabé could fit in the Barcelona diagram, considering that it treats of a player with 'DNA Barça'.
Nevertheless, the directive will go to by a player 'low cost' with more experience and, after the toneless results obtained with the return of Oriol Romeu, hardly the club will see with good eyes the recover to another canterano. For now, the only reliable alternative in this case would be Thiago Alcántara, although the physical problems of the still player of the Liverpool leave a lot of doubts on his reliability.