This winter, the transfer window should be slow for FC Barcelona. “Finding something that improves the team is practically impossible. It’s hard to find quality players who adapt to the winter transfer window. I insist, I don’t think we will be active in January”admitted sports director Deco at the beginning of December. However, Barça knows how to be intelligent in recruiting young players both for the first team and for the lower categories, in order to integrate them into La Masia.
In this context and due to the finances of the Catalan club, which are still unstable, the local press announces that the Blaugranas are very close to enlisting a nugget of English football. This is Ajay Tavares, a 15-year-old left winger, capable of playing center forward due to his size and power. He currently plays for Norwich City and has distinguished himself in the young Canaries categories, with a goal in eight matches this season, but especially in the selection. After coming through the U15s and U16s, he made his debut with the England U17 team.
Barça will not have to wait for its majority
The Catalan press claims that the young talent has attracted the interest of several Premier League teams as well as foreign clubs, but Barça have been more convincing, so much so that they remain very close to finalizing his recruitment. In addition, Tavares has a European passport, which will allow him to be transferred as soon as he turns 16, on December 28, without having to wait for his majority. The Catalan club has acted effectively in this matter, which is about to be finalized.
If he were to join Barcelona during the upcoming winter transfer window, Ajay Tavares could quickly find a place among the attackers of Barça Atlètic, managed by Juliano Belletti, even if he is currently playing for juniors at Norwich and has managed to establish himself in teams made up of players who are two or three years older than him. Before claiming, in the event of good performances, a potential place in Hansi Flick’s group, as FC Barcelona has regularly done in recent years.
