Barcelona Youth Training Camp: New “blood-making” model, helping fiscal recovery

Barcelona Club is gradually exploring a new path to use La Macia's youth training camp to "make blood" and obtain transfer income by selling youth training players to alleviate the club's current financial pressure. This model not only brings much-needed funds to the club, but also provides new room for development for young players who cannot get opportunities in the first team.

Valais fired its "first gun", and 6 million euros were recorded in the permanent transfer of young defender Alex Valais brought Barcelona's first transfer income this summer - 6 million euros. Although the left-back from La Macia did not play for Barcelona's first team, he performed well during his loan to Como, winning the recognition of head coach Fabregas and leading to the transfer. For Valle, transferring Cuomo was a wise move as he faced fierce competition with Barde and Martin at the left-back position of Barcelona. Valais' transfer is just the beginning, and several Lamacia graduates are expected to leave Barcelona this summer.

Following Valais, Hector Ford and Noah Dalvich may also choose to leave the team and seek development. Although Ford has won nearly 700 minutes of playing time in the first team this season, the competition in the right-back position is fierce and the position of the main player Conde is stable, which makes Ford's chances of getting the main position next season. It is reported that Dutch powerhouse Eindhoven has become very interested in Ford.

Another youth training talent who may leave the team is German midfielder Noah Darvich. Although Darvich has been selected for Flick's first-team roster three times, Barcelona tends to sell it for transfer fees as the contract expires in 2026 and has attracted the attention of several German, English and Dutch clubs.

Although the sale of Ford and Darvich may not bring huge revenue, Barcelona's youth training system has a large number of "reserve" players, including players who are on loan and come with buyout terms or future transfer sharing agreements. For example, in January this year, Barcelona received a transfer share of 12 million euros when signing Nico Gonzalez from Manchester City.

In addition, Barcelona also "fostered" many players in other clubs, including Oscar Mingesa, Estanis Pedrola, Abd, Micail Faye, Ricky Puig, Carlos Alena and the outstanding performance of Francesco Trincon. These players may bring considerable transfer benefits to Barcelona in the future.

Not all youth training players can become "Yamar"

This season, Flick promoted seven young players to the first team, but not everyone can be as successful as Garvey, Fermin, Yamal, Kursal and Barde. Among them, only Mark Bernard and Gerald Martin left a deep impression. Players such as Paul Victor, Andres Kuenka, Sergi Domingos, Tony Hernandez and Danny Rodriguez failed to get too many opportunities to perform.

Barcelona's strategy of relieving financial pressure by selling youth training players is also providing a new way out for young players who are difficult to gain a foothold in the first team while ensuring the club's "blood-making" ability. This model is expected to become an important cornerstone of Barcelona's future sustainable development.