The Premier League is one of the most attractive leagues for soccer players and some trained players The Barca Masia They have gone through the English league to show their talent. Some have been very successful and from here we examine 20 Barça youth players who had more fruitful steps in Premier League.
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Nayim
Tottenham
The Spanish-Moroccan was trained in the youth categories of Barça and in the summer of 1988 he signed for Tottenham. He then succeeded at Real Zaragoza.
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jordi cruyff
Man Utd
Johan’s son left Barça in 1996 and signed for Manchester United. With the ‘red devils’ he played two and a half seasons and then went to Celta, Alavés and Espanyol.
3
Albert Ferrer
Chelsea
After becoming a key player in the ‘Dream Team’, Ferrer signed for Chelsea in the summer of 1998 and played for five seasons before hanging up his boots.
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Gerard Pique
Man Utd
Piqué went to Manchester United in the summer of 2003, but returned to Barça in 2009 and is now one of the first team captains.
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Cesc Fabregas
Arsenal, Chelsea
The midfielder went to Arsenal in the summer of 2003, but also returned to Barça. He signed in 2011 and went to Chelsea in 2014. Now he plays for Italian Como.
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Luis Garcia
Liverpool
The skilled player went on to success at Liverpool, a team he signed for in the summer of 2004. He retired in 2016.
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Javier Moreno
Bolton
After training at Barça and reaching the reserve team, the striker went through several Spanish teams, rose to prominence at Alavés, played for Milan and Atlético and played half a season on loan at Bolton in 2004.
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Arteta
Everton, Arsenal
Trained at La Masia, Arteta went on loan to PSG and then had spells at Rangers and Real Sociedad before signing for Everton. He hung up his boots at Arsenal in 2016, a team he is now manager of.
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pepe queen
Liverpool, Aston Villa
Few chances at Barça. He went to Villarreal and in the summer of 2005 he signed for Liverpool. He also played for Aston Villa, on loan in January 2020.
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Albert Luke
newcastle
The striker reached Barça C and signed for Mallorca’s subsidiary, a team where he excelled and earned a transfer to Deportivo. In the summer of 2005 he signed for Newcastle and spent two years in the Premier.
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Oriol Romeu
Chelsea, Southampton
The midfielder is one of the most capped Spanish players in the Premier League. He first signed for Chelsea in the summer of 2011 and in 2015 he joined Southampton, a team where he continues to play.
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Hector Bellerin
Arsenal
The right-back signed for Arsenal in the summer of 2011 and established himself as a starter. He played last year on loan at Betis and is looking to leave the ‘gunner’ club this summer.
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Gerard Deulofeu
Everton, Watford
The talented winger went on loan to Everton in the summer of 2013 and was bought by the Toffees in 2015. Deulofeu also signed for Watford in 2018 and now plays for Udinese.
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Bojan Krkic
Stoke City
The striker went on a string of loans and ended up signing for Stoke City in the summer of 2014. He had no luck in the Premier and now plays for Japanese side Vissel Kobe.
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Victor Valdes
Manchester United, Middlesbrough
After leaving Barça, Valdés spent half a season without playing and was signed by Van Gaal for Manchester United in January 2015. He then played a season at Karanka’s Middlesbrough.
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Pedro Rodríguez
Chelsea
After being key to Barça’s successes, the Canarian decided to change his mind in the summer of 2015 and sign for Chelsea. After five seasons at Stamford Bridge, Pedro went to Roma and then to Lazio.
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Adama Traore
Aston Villa, Middlesbrough, Wolverhampton
The speedy winger made his first-team debut before joining Aston Villa in the summer of 2015. He then played for Middlesbrough and Wolverhampton, returned on loan to Barça and is now back at Wolves.
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Eric Garcia
City of Manchester
The center-back left Barça at a young age in the summer of 2017 and reached the first team of Manchester City. He returned to Barça in the summer.
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Thiago Alcantara
Liverpool
One of the greatest talents at La Masia in recent years. He left Barça in 2013 and after winning everything at Bayern Munich he went to Liverpool in the summer of 2020.
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Marc Cucurella
Brighton
The left-back left Barça in 2018 and after playing at a high level for Eibar and Getafe, he signed for Brighton in 2021. Now he sounds for Manchester City.
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other players
In addition to those mentioned above, there are more players with a past in Barça youth football who played in the Premier League: Fede Bessone, Jordi Gómez, Franck Songo’o, Giovanni dos Santos, Enric Vallès, Iago Falque, Fran Mérida, Dani Pacheco , Rubén Rochina, Martín Montoya, Cristian Ceballos, Ignasi Miquel, Marc Muniesa, Edu Campabadal, Marc Navarro, Sandro Ramírez, Mohamed El Ouriachi, Sergi Canós, Ian Poveda and Adrián Bernabé.
Source: La Verdad
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