Barcelona are at all times monitoring La Masia, with the intention of selling highly-rated abilities up the ranks – with a view to finally being concerned within the first staff. However one participant that may not be trying to do that is Eloi Gomez Saus, who has left the Catalans to pursue a brand new chapter in his profession.
Gomez, who gained traction inside Barcelona final yr when he was voted as MVP of the Marveld event, has attracted curiosity from Ajax in latest weeks, and the Eredivisie giants have now swooped to safe his signature.
As per Diario AS, the 16-year-old has signed a three-year contract with Ajax, whose director of soccer Marijn Bueker has spoken extremely of him.
“Eloi is the standard Ajax playmaker. He’s often on the base of the play, reveals initiative with the ball and enjoys enjoying ahead. He combines his footballing intelligence with technical means to play in a single or two touches.”
Throughout his unveiling, Gomez revealed that he sees himself with comparable traits to Frenkie de Jong, who moved in the wrong way again in 2019.
“The truth that Ajax play with the identical type as Barcelona is vital to me. One of many explanation why I signed for Ajax. (Frenkie de Jong) is among the gamers I observe so much. And Rodri, from Manchester Metropolis.”
Gomez turns into newest academy participant to depart Barcelona
Though it may be stated that Hansi Flick has fast-tracked plenty of youthful gamers into the primary staff set-up since taking on as Barcelona head coach in the summertime of 2024, the membership has accepted that some are destined to depart resulting from a scarcity of alternatives – and Gomez is the most recent. Sergi Dominguez and Noah Darvich, who joined Dinamo Zagreb and Stuttgart respectively earlier in the summertime, may also be thought-about on this class.