Gavi and Nico overtake Riqui and Ilaix in the eyes of Koeman

Ronald Koeman is showing along this pre-season that trusts fully in Gavi and in Nico González. Two of the jewels of the Masia of the FC Barcelona have done a gap between the greater in this preparation and are adding a lot of minutes. In fact, the Galician adds already three parties followed of headline and the Andalusian already has chained two after the duel against the Network Bull Salzburg.

The Dutch trainer is leaving clear that both have won his confidence and that any one of them could have minutes in the première in League of the Barça shortly more than a week. In fact, in front of the fault of signings for the centre of the field, the absence of Pedri and the presumable course of Miralem Pjanic, one of them even could be headline in the debut suspender belt of the Catalans against the Real Sociedad.

In principle, Riqui Puig​ and especially Ilaix Moriba split with advantage by chevrons and experience, but the time has showed the contrary. The Hispanic-guinean is 'punished' by not wanting to renew and is training with the filial since it began the preparation. By his part, the one of Matadepera follows without enjoying of the confidence of Koeman, that has signalled him betting before by Gavi and by Nico, that are two recently arrived.

It is especially striking that the midfield player of 17 years, that almost had not played neither with the B up to now, forward by the right to Riqui, that carries two installed years in the first team of regular form. With this decision, the trainer barcelonista leaves very clear the little that fía of the of Matadepera and the little that attracts it his football. A statement of intentions that seems that it could lengthen further of this pre-season.

Nico has won him the game to Ilaix

Nico, by his part, although it can play of interior, as it showed against the RB Salzburg, seems that it does not compete against Puig, since by profile the Catalan 'fight' more against Gavi by a place. The coruñés competes against Ilaix and right now goes winning by goleada. The prolonged absence of the of Conakri has allowed that the Galician do place and shine, something that added to that renewed recently until 2024, on the contrary of what happens with Moriba, does that his future in the first team was almost ensured.