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Topic for Barca B team.

Currently one point away from the play-off spot for promotion from Segunda Federacion group III.
 
Watching cadet B vs Espanyol
They just scored a goal. nice play by the 9.
Idk who he is, but he's black and looks very talented.
 
Got a draw today.
But luckily Reus lost. 5th place is now a tie between us and Reus (they have the h2h), we are also trailing Alcoyono with just 2 points, but again they have the h2h.

2 Games remaining, both against 2 teams who are officially relegated. The other two sides have fairly more difficult schedule.

We need to win the last 2 games, and we are likely ending up with playoffs. Otherwise it is over.
 
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It doesn't matter now since Reus is winning, but that's an awful end to this season.

The club needs to invest heavily in this team. 3rd division is the best for player's development and competitiveness, I won't be surprised if such lower division is a factor in our injury crisis.
 
Obviously way too early but a fast overview of how I see BA team next season.

GK: new GK, Eder Aller, Iker Rodriguez

Out of contract: Emilio Bernad
Loan: Diego Kochen

I'm not too convinced with either Aller or Iker but Kochen and Yaako (who is on loan and will probably be loaned again) should both play on a higher level next season.

RB: Landry Farre, Guillem Victor, Raul Esposito (call up from Juv A if needed)

Sell: Anaya
Loan: Espart

Worried here tbf with Landry's injury problems last season. Hopefully he'll fully recover but a versatile FB that can cover both positions should be signed.

CB: Alex Campos, new CB/Alexis Olmedo, Juwensley Onstein, Hafiz Gariba

Sell: (with buyback): Alvaro Cortes (unless we keep him as 5th CB in the first team though likely won't play much), Olmedo

We also have Baba Kourouma and Sergi Mayans as a cover but would expect them to primarily play for Juvenil A. Would also buy Patricio Pacifico though he'll miss most of next season.

LB: new LB, David Oduro

Sell: Alex Walton
Loan: Joffre Torrents

Can give some minutes to Jordi Pesquer or Pol Bernabeu too.

DM: Pedro Villar, new DM

Loan: Tommy Marques


CM: Brian Farinas, Roger Martinez*, new CM

AM: Toni Fernandez, Ebrima Tunkara, Juan Hernandez*

Loan/sell with buy-back: Guille Fernandez

* Hernandez will miss most of the season, Martinez is also coming back from a meniscus injury so would bring another experienced midfielder for rotation.

Likes of Orian Goren and Pedro Rodriguez should get minutes too.

LW: new winger, Alex Gonzalez, Shane Kluivert

End of contract: Oscar Urena

RW: Ibrahim Diarra, new winger, Sama Nomoko (out until January)

Sell: Dani Rodriguez - probably the best for him to move on and build his career, hopefully with less injuries

End of loan: Azziz Isah - wouldn't mind keeping him but can probably upgrade on him. Well, if Diarra finally stays fit he would already be a big upgrade.

Not really too convinced with either Gonzalez or Shane on the left but OTOH not that worried about RW as both Toni and Ebrima can play there if needed and Nomoko should also return mid season but at least one versatile winger is needed.


ST: Hamza Abdelkarim, new ST, Oscar Gistau

End of contract: Victor Barbera
End of loan: Joaquin Delgado

Sadly can't count on Gistau to stay fit so would bring a more experienced striker in the mould of Delgado but preferably someone who can also cover on the wings if needed.


So around 6 new signings - GK, LB/RB, DM, CM, winger and a striker. Potentially a more experienced CB too though we have cover there with youngsters. And then promotions from Juvenil A and/or getting a more important role for players like Villar, Ebrima, Gonzalez, Hamza,...

Whenever I mention a new signing should be one of age 20-23 with experience at Segunda RFEF or preferably higher level. We have enough of kids already and those players would mostly replace veterans of currrent team who will leave.

I believe that all players who could have any first team future and are at least 19 should play at a higher level than Segunda RFEF so would send likes of Kochen, Espart, Torrents and Marques on loan.

Guille is younger but lot of rumours last season he was unhappy with playing time though latest reports say club want to renew him and send him on loan.

Personally would keep Toni around as he'll turn 18 next month but Flick quite liked him last preseason so will probably train with the first team occasionally and can also get some minutes in Copa which could be more beneficial to his development than play in Segunda for example.
 
In this regard, according to information obtained by SPORT, the Catalan club has rejected an offer for David Oduro, a Ghanaian left-back who has played the last two seasons at Barça Atlètic.

The offer comes from a club in the Austrian First Division and includes a substantial financial incentive, plus a percentage of any future sale. Currently, Oduro is the only available left-back (Jofre will obviously not be staying with the reserve team), and the Catalan club prefers to wait. His contract expires in 2027, so they will have to make a move.
 
Two new signings.

Agreement reached between El FC Barcelona and Ignasi Quer for the forward to join Barça Atlètic. The 22-year-old Catalan forward signs until 30 June 2028 and strengthens the development side coached by Juliano Belleti for 2026/27 season.



Agreement reached between FC Barcelona and RCD Mallorca for the transfer of defender Javi Castro to Barça Atlètic. Born in 2007, the 19-year-old signs a contract running through to 30 June 2028 and is set to be part of the development side for the next two years.

 
Signed some lads from Tenerife apparently.

Yeah, first one is probably the more exciting - Joni Hernandez, also dubbed as a "new Pedri" though he's a right winger. 18 years old, he played against Juvenil A in Copa de Campeones a few months ago.

I rewatched the first leg yesterday. He worked hard off the ball and created something positive when he touched the ball but Tenerife didn't involve him too much in their game (no idea why). I will rewatch the return game today or tomorrow.

Club gave him a 4-year contract (they usually sign these type of players for 2-3 years) so they could have a high expectations for him. No idea about the release clause though.

Second one is a bit more experienced, 22 year old Juan Ybarra. He played mainly as a left winger for Tenerife's B team in Segunda RFEF, so the same level we play at. Had a pretty good return with 13 goals and 4 assists in 32 games. He's probably meant as a replacement for Oscar Urena.

On a side note I've just seen that for some reason Tenerife B (and Las Palmas B too) played in the same group as the Madrid teams (Real Madrid C, Getafe and Rayo B) last season. They will be in the group with the Andalusian teams (Sevilla and Betis B and then some pretty well known teams like Xerez and Recreativo Huelva) this season which geographically makes a bit more sense though tbf they have to get on the plane to the mainland anyway regardless of what group they play in.


With these three new players (also Ignasi Quer signing confirmed last week) we've completely rebuilt the attack. As I see it right now we have something like

LW: Alex Gonzalez, Juan Ybarra, Lovro Chelfi*
ST: Ignasi Quer, Hamza Abdelkarim, Oscar Gistau
RW: Joni Hernandez, Ibrahim Diarra, Shane Kluivert

Hopefully Diarra will finally stay fit. I see him more as a midfielder than a winger though. Same with Tunkara who will definitely be the main man of this new Barca Atletic team next year. I've seen reports that some Segunda teams have shown interest in a loan but he's only 16 so I think staying at BA, train occasionally with the first team and maybe even get some minutes there is better than loaning him out at this point.

We also have Sama Nomoko but he's not expected to return before end of 2026 so I don't expect too much from him this season. Main goal should be to fully recover and then hope injury didn't ruin his development too much.


* Mentioning Chelfi he had a good performance for Croatia in last group stage game of the U19 Euro and also scored a nice goal.

Croatia will face Spain tomorrow in the semi-finals.


 
Barcelona B looks quality for the level. Should be on for a playoff spot if we can avoid the injuries.

Quality is never questionable, it's lack of experience and injuries that ruined us last season.

Also, Spain dominating vs Croatia, good game from our boys and Salinas as well.
 
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