BARCELONA – Barcelona is in the middle of a battle with Manchester United, Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund to get the services of Yusuf Demir, a young 17-year-old Austrian talent who plays for Rapid in Vienna, different sources have revealed on ESPN.
Demir made his debut with the Vienna Rapid first team in December 2019 and, despite his young age, has played 28 more matches in the elite since then.
The young left midfielder, who can also play on both sides of the attack, has scored six goals and given two assists in the 23 games he has played this season with Rapid and is also a regular with the lower categories of the Austrian selection.
International observers are beginning to consider him one of the great talents of world football and different sources have revealed to ESPN that the great clubs of Europe are on the lookout, waiting for him to reach the age of majority. next June, as from then on he will be able to sign for any foreign club without depending on the mobility of his parents.
The same sources admit to ESPN that Barcelona is one of the best placed teams to get their signing as the technical managers of the Catalan team have been trying for months for their possible incorporation.
The sports management led by Ramón Planes has left excellent reports on the player to Joan Laporta and the new president will now have to decide whether it is worth entering the tender with the greats of Europe for a footballer valued at between 5 and 15 million of euros.
In recent times, Barça have signed several pearls of world football such as Pedri, Ronald Araujo and Francisco Trincao and the club believe that Demir could be another great addition to follow this same line and rejuvenate the squad. The same sources admit to ESPN that Barcelona is aware that other clubs such as Manchester United, City, Bayern and Dortmund are also trying to sign him but believe they would have some advantage to win the game as Demir admires Lionel Messi would see with very good eyes to continue his career at the Camp Nou.