According to sites like SPORT, which cited unnamed sources, FC Barcelona is expected to bring a new player to the Catalan city in the next few days. After waiting ten months, the player in issue will finally join his new team this week, according to The Athletic, which also cites anonymous sources. The general public is aware that Ibrahim Diarra’s purchase from CPF Africa Foot has already been finalized. In the outstanding debts part of Barca’s most recent financial report, which was issued a few weeks ago, the sums of $1.6 million (âŹ1.5 million) and $200,000 (âŹ190,000) that needed to be paid to Africa Foot and Diarra were listed.
Barca is putting a fresh transfer strategy into practice by purchasing Diarra. Instead of waiting for another European opponent to do so and then paying top dollar to acquire established players who have already begun to show potential on the Old Continent or have achieved their peaks, the Blaugrana will travel straight to Africa to find talent there.
This is ideal for financially constrained Barcelona, who might benefit greatly by purchasing a young player with promise and watching him develop into a member of the first squad or selling him to another team for a profit. We recently seen this with Mika Faye, who Barca signed for less than $2 million in the summer of 2023, beating out teams like Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund.
Faye was sent to Rennes for $10.9 million (âŹ10.3 million) a year later. However, Faye’s former employers can buy him back for âŹ25 million if he succeeds in France. They will also keep 30% of any future sales of the defender.
Being a left-footed right winger who can also play as an offensive midfielder, Diarra is a unique talent. He would be well-positioned to dislodge attacking midfielders like Dani Olmo and Pedri from their positions, as well as fellow adolescent Lamine Yamal from the right wing. However, as demonstrated last week, boss Hansi Flick is amenable to assigning.
substitutes for the injured Lamine when he needs time off or experiences muscle soreness, as Olmo has been sidelined lately and cannot be forced to play every position. Beginning in January, Diarra will have the opportunity to play his first official minutes in a Barca shirt. Like Faye, he is expected to join Barca Atletico with the goal of breaking into Flick’s senior group.
