The new era promised by Joan Laporta at FC Barcelona could begin with a recruit named Alberto Moleiro. Today in the jersey of UD Las Palmas, the 20-year-old striker confirms his rapid rise, having splashed the Spanish second division with his talent last year with 8 assists delivered in 40 matches. Author of 2 goals and 2 assists in 8 matches in all competitions since the start of the season, the Spaniard, native of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, logically continues to make the upper echelons of Barcelona salivate.
Technical, versatile and capable of shining in different sectors, Alberto Moleiro symbolizes, today, the very good start to the year made by Las Palmas, ninth in La Liga. Coached by García Pimienta, who coached for 20 years in Barça’s youth ranks and managed the reserve team from 2018 to 2021, the Spanish club also relies on many former Blaugrana faces (Munir, Sandro, Mika Mármol or Marc Cardona). Enough to rejoice its president, Miguel Ángel Ramírez. In an interview with Culemanía, the latter also praised the work currently being done by his coach.
The president of Las Palmas opens the door to Barça!
“We have a playing philosophy very similar to that of Barça, and Pimienta was chosen because he has the profile we needed, to give continuity to our work at a higher level. Coming from the Barça academy means you are better trained, a qualitative leap. And all this training also coincides with our idiosyncrasy as a club. Do you aspire to Europe? No, there is still a long way to go in the championship and the objective is to maintain our position as quickly as possible. We want to be very far from the bottom so as not to take any risks during the season”launched the Spanish leader before making a big announcement about his crack, Alberto Moleiro…
“Barca knows the player perfectly and we obviously have a good relationship with the club. We will always be ready to look for solutions, but the boy’s development is quite positive and he is a player who is followed by big teams in Spain and Europe. We’ll see”then confessed Miguel Ángel Ramírez in comments relayed by Mundo Deportivo. A media release which should not go unnoticed in Catalonia where the Culers have never hidden their interest in the young Spanish prodigy. It now remains to be seen whether the Barcelona board will take action this winter for a player, currently estimated at 5 million euros by the specialist site Transfermarkt. Given his contract, which runs until June 2026, and the competition on the file, there is no doubt that the auctions should go much higher…
