Barcelona’s No. 9 position is one that leaves a lot of unknowns for the future. Robert Lewandowski is already 35 years old, and everything indicates that his adventure at FC Barcelona will end on January 30, 2025, when he decides to either retire or extend his career in the second division in which he faces his final years as a professional. . Although the Pole still shows a great physical level, the truth is that the Blaugrana’s technical secretariat is already working on trying to include several young strikers, who can grow at the club over the next decade.
The signing of Vitor Roque is already known, and he will arrive at Barcelona in January or in the summer to become the new reference of the team. The Blaugrana team spent around 60 million euros on the Atletico Paranaense jewel, showing great confidence in his talent. However, this addition carries some risks, since his adaptation to European football, which is more dynamic and intense than Brazilian football, is unknown.
The report of Barcelona’s technical secretariat regarding Vitor Roque is very positive, but the Blaugrana team wants to have an alternative to the Brazilian number 9. Knowing that the economic situation in Barcelona is still complicated, the most feasible option is to look at Massi to be able to reinforce the young promises that were Growing in the lower brackets of the Kohler Club over the past few years.
In recent seasons, no striker promoted to Masia has been able to establish himself in the first team dynamic. Victor Barbera seemed to have the necessary characteristics and qualities to do so, but he decided to bet on the project presented by Brugge, which guaranteed him more minutes in a team playing in the Champions League. That now appears to have changed with the implosion of Marc Guyot, the Juvenil A striker who is making an impeccable start to the season.
In fact, his season has been so positive that Xavi Hernandez has already decided to call him up against Granada in the last match Barcelona played before the national team’s break. The Catalan striker did not start against the Andalusian team, but he may have the opportunity to make his debut again in an official duel next Sunday against Athletic Club. The 17-year-old ‘9’ has convinced coach Ejaren and could be called up to the first team again. We’ll see if he can play his first few minutes in Serie A, but whatever the case, what seems clear is that Guiu could become Masia’s next great pearl.
