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Why Barcelona lost their next La Masia star

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Panoorin Ngayon

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Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days: https://theathletic.com/tifofootball 📗 Tifo's new book, "How to Watch Football" is now available internationally: https://linktr.ee/tifobook Barcelona have a long tradition of nurturing world-class talent in its academy, La Masia. Recently, they have promoted Lamine Yamal, Pau Cubarsi, Alejandro Balde, Gavi and Fermin Lopez, who have propelled them back up to the top of European football. Dro Fernandez was supposed to be the next star and had become manager Hansi “Flick’s project in La Masia”. But he left for PSG. Why? Explained by Pol Balus. Illustrated by Henry Cooke. Follow Tifo Football by The Athletic: Twitter:   / tifofootball_   Facebook:   / tifofootball   Instagram:   / tifofootball_   TikTok:   / tifofootball_   Listen to the Tifo Football podcast: The Athletic UK: http://bit.ly/TifoPodChannel Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/TifoFootPod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06QIGhq... Watch more Tifo: Tifo Football Podcast:    / @tifo-podcast   Tifo Sports by The Athletic:    / @tifosports   About Tifo Football by The Athletic: Tifo loves football. We create In-depth tactical, historical and geopolitical breakdowns of the beautiful game. We know there’s an appetite for thoughtful, intelligent content. For stuff that makes the complicated simple. We provide analysis on the Premier League, Champions League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, World Cup and more. Our podcasts interview some of the game’s leading figures. And our editorial covers football with depth and insight. Founded in 2017 and became a part of The Athletic in 2020. For business inquiries, reach out to tifo@theathletic.com. Additional footage sourced from freestockfootagearchive.com Music provided by APM Music #Football #Barcelona #LaLiga