His arrival in Catalonia last December had been a lot of talk. And for good reason, by recruiting Ibrahim Diarra, FC Barcelona thus offered himself the one who was perhaps the biggest African hope of the moment, which came out of an incredible U17 World Cup with Mali. Many big European clubs wanted to enlist it, but it is Barça, as part of its new aggressive recruitment policy in Africa, which has touched the jackpot.
After a few weeks of adaptation, Diarra quickly started to shine under the orders of Juliano Belletti with the U19, even winning UEFA Youth League with the young Barcelona shoots. He had even scored double and issued a decisive pass in the final of the Champions League equivalent for his age category, shocking all observers.
Some training to convince Hansi Flick
Hansi Flick took note of his performances, as indicated Sport. The German coach and the Barça management decided to integrate it into the preseason of the first team. He will therefore have the opportunity to show up in front of the staff of the first team during the first summer training sessions, and possibly leave with team A for the summer tour. Barça will travel in particular to Japan and South Korea to face local clubs.
Particularly fast player, with a devastating dribble that allows him to make differences in the One against one, and very good finisher, Ibrahim Diarra seems to have all the cards in hand to impress a Hansi Flick who wants to raise new young people next season, after having already called on Marc Bernal, Marc Casado, Gerard Martin or Hector strong this season. Jofre Torrents, cousins Guille and Toni Fernandez as well as Juan Hernandez should also have their opportunity.
