Barcelona needs a good midfielder to replace Sergio Busquets. Both Kroff and Xavi are searching the entire market to find the right player. Xavi and Jordi Cruyff both think the best option is Martin Zubemendi, Real Sociedad, but in sports there are very good reports from various players
One of them is Alan Varela, from Boca Juniors, a player who curiously grew up in the dynamics of Barcelona until he succeeded in the xeneize club and who is now sighed by many European teams
Varela’s history is closely linked to Barcelona. The Argentine midfielder was trained in the football school of the Blaugrana club in the Buenos Aires area and from there he went to Boca Juniors through the agreement that was signed between the two entities. Barcelona invested in the school, Boca could take footballers and in return the club had priority in signing the best footballers from Boca’s youth academy. Guillermo Varela is confirmation of the success of this formula
Varela grew up playing the Barcelona style, had a clear idea of possession and was raised as a midfielder before defence. His adaptation was amazing and Boca ended up capturing him to give him room in the first team. He established himself as the undisputed starter and succeeded Sergio Busquets with absolute solvency. There are already many teams interested in signing him and the Argentines are asking around €20m for him. Rumors have already placed him at Benfica if Enzo Fernandes is finally transferred to Liverpool in a million dollar car
In Barcelona they have excellent reports from scouts and coaches in Argentina. So they connected it to the sports area. They know it is mature enough to make the leap to Europe with full guarantee. At the time, Barcelona had already ruled out the signing of Enzo Fernandez when he was restricted for not investing 15 million and now there are doubts about Varela due to the risks of the operation