Considered in his debut as one of the great hopes of the FC Barcelona midfielder, Riqui Puig did not meet expectations. If he had been able to glean playing time under the orders of Ronald Koeman, Xavi Hernandez seemed not to count on him as soon as he arrived, placing him in the undesirables for sale this summer. Mission accomplished, since Barça and LA Galaxy have agreed on the transfer of the 22-year-old player, the Catalan club reserving a right of redemption and 50% in the event of a future sale.
“Riqui Puig arrived at Barça in 2013 from Jàbac Terrassa in U16. After playing in the lower categories, he made his first team debut on December 5, 2018, against Cultural Leonesa in the Copa del Rey. He offers that evening a decisive pass to Denis Suarez. In the 2020/21 season, he joined the first team group. He played 57 matches and scored 2 goals for Blaugrana. He won a Copa del Rey (2020/21) and 1 Liga (2018/19)”can we read in the press release blaugrana.
[DERNIÈRE MINUTE] ✍ Agreement found between FC Barcelona and LA Galaxy for the transfer of Riqui Puighttps://t.co/tSdPmCvqKW
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