Barcelona has reached a principal agreement with a highly-rated English winger over a potential transfer to the club.
English winger reaches principal agreement with Barcelona, handing La Masia a major youth coup as the Catalan giants outpace Europe’s elite to secure one of England’s most exciting teenage prospects ahead of his 16th birthday.
FC Barcelona’s relentless global scouting continues to pay dividends, with the club not only targeting first-team reinforcements but also aggressively bolstering their famed academy by snapping up raw talents primed for development under the watchful eyes of Hansi Flick’s youth integration project.
This latest move underscores Deco’s strategy of blending immediate impact with long-term vision, positioning Barça to cultivate the next generation of wing wizards amid ongoing pursuits of prospects like Egyptian striker Hamza Abdelkarim and Belgian wonderkid Jesse Bisiwu.
That prodigy is Ajay Tavares, the powerful 15-year-old left winger from Norwich City’s youth ranks who turns 16 on December 28 and holds a crucial European passport allowing a pre-18 exit from the UK, as reported by Mundo Deportivo.
Already competing fearlessly in the U18 Premier League against players years older, Tavares has notched appearances in six league games and the FA Youth Cup this season, blending physical dominance with technical flair as a versatile forward option.
His rapid ascent through England’s youth ranks—from U15 to U17—has drawn admiring glances from top Premier League sides and continental heavyweights.
Still, Barcelona’s swift intervention has placed them in pole position.
Tavares’ profile screams La Masia fit: explosive pace, goal threat from wide areas, and the adaptability to slot centrally, echoing the pathways of Lamine Yamal and other homegrown stars who’ve fast-tracked to the first team.
The principal agreement signals intent to formalise the deal swiftly, bypassing post-Brexit hurdles thanks to his dual eligibility.
As rival clubs scramble, Barça’s youth revolution gathers pace, promising a pipeline of wing threats to sustain their domestic supremacy into the next decade.
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