Group 1’ prospect who can’t register for Barça, Liverpool is ‘a glimmer of hope’
Barcelona’s Gabi becomes difficult to register for the squad, Liverpool are keeping an eye on the situation.
Gabi is in the limelight as a super-special prospect for Barcelona. Gabi, born in 2004, debuted in the first team last year after going through the Barcelona youth club. Even in his first season, he showed a seasoned play that was not suitable for his age, and last season he played an active role as a main player under the management of Xavi. 먹튀검증
He is evaluated as the second Iniesta. Gaby, who has a lot of activity, passing sense, and game coordination ability, made an eye for Barcelona fans and coach Xavi from an early age. Favored by manager Xavi, Gabi is expected to be Barcelona’s next-generation midfield combination along with Pedri and Nico Gonzalez.
He also played in the World Cup. At the World Cup in Qatar last November, Gabi became the youngest scorer in World Cup history in Spain at the age of 18 when he scored against Costa Rica in the first round of Group E.
Gaby, who is breaking various records at a young age, is the best prospect that Barcelona expects to sign a buyout contract with Barcelona last year for 880 million pounds (approximately 1.3454 trillion won) until 2026. He also won the Copa Trophy for the best young player at the 2022 Ballon d’Or ceremony.
However, an embarrassing situation is unfolding for Barcelona. It was that Gabby could not be registered as a player. The reason is because of the Financial Fair Play regulations. Spanish La Liga operates an annual salary cap system, but according to Gaby’s newly signed contract, the sum of the players’ annual salaries exceeded the upper limit and he could not be registered.
Accordingly, there is a club that harbors a glimmer of hope. That’s Liverpool. According to the Spanish media ‘Nacional’, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been watching Gabi with interest since last summer and expressed that he was “fascinated”. The media also reported that Klopp had already inquired about him from Barcelona.
Gabi is unlikely to be let go by Barcelona, but Liverpool are in a hurry. Because Liverpool have problems in midfield. Liverpool had Jordan Henderson and Fabinho rapidly exposed mobility problems as they got older, and Thiago Alcantara always had injury issues. Artur Melo, who was hired on loan in the summer, is also out of action due to injury. Liverpool’s urgency is becoming a factor that even Gaby is interested in.