Barça's youth academy isn't going through its calmest moment and everything has erupted after an unexpected decision. In recent hours, Fabrizio Romano has confirmed a move that has caused more anger than excitement. According to the Italian journalist, Deco has already finalized a signing that nobody inside the locker room saw as necessary.
The blaugrana board insists that the reinforcement is strategic and responds to a market opportunity. But the young players from the first team don't agree at all with that message. They believe that this addition breaks trust in the club model based on La Masia.
The message is clear: the talent is already inside and there's no need to look outside. They say it discreetly, but also firmly. The locker room has received the news with disbelief and a certain silent discomfort.
The stars of the future, upset with the present
In the environment of several academy players, a feeling of disappointment has started to spread that nobody is trying too hard to hide. Footballers like Lamine Yamal, Cubarsí, Gavi, or Fermín López believe that the club is sending the wrong signal. While they're trying to earn minutes, the club is betting on an almost identical profile coming from abroad.
"We don't need another 18-year-old boy to come learn what we already do every day." That's how some internal sources sum up the atmosphere, warning of a possible change in mood if this trend continues. The group had closed ranks with Flick and trusted a project based on them.
The problem isn't just sporting. There's also concern about the economic impact the operation could have. At a time when every euro counts, the academy players are asking themselves if it was really urgent to sign another winger.
An investment that doesn't convince anyone inside or outside
The board has been fighting against financial fair play for weeks, renegotiating contracts and postponing key operations. That's why, in the locker room, they don't understand how a signing that doesn't provide immediate improvement can be finalized. Both the substance and the manner of an operation that arrived without prior notice are being questioned.
In the eyes of the players, signing outside talent of the same age is a lack of respect for the internal process. Even more so if that reinforcement plays in the same positions that are already covered. The club's prospects believe they're paying too high a price for decisions made by others.
They expected the next reinforcement to be a proven player with immediate impact. Someone who would help add, not compete directly for the few available minutes. The fear now is that Flick will have to manage tensions that weren't foreseen.
La Masia revolts: the locker room doesn't understand the latest signing
This reinforcement hasn't been officially announced yet, but the locker room already knows it's almost finalized. The player's entourage confirms that there's a total agreement and only the club's announcement is missing. But the fans aren't the only ones asking questions: the youngest group in the locker room is as well.
The footballer in question is a left-footed winger with talent, dribbling skills, and offensive projection. He promises a lot, but he hasn't proved anything outside Denmark yet. His arrival, in the middle of an offensive for Nico Williams and with Lamine Yamal as an emerging star, is seen as a whim.
In the coming days, it will be known whether the operation is finally made official or remains on hold. But what's clear is that Roony Bardghji's arrival hasn't gone down well at all among Barça's young players. The message seems clear: if the club doesn't protect its youth academy, it could start losing it from within.