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© 2019 AFPJapan midfielder Abe to move to Barcelona
By Kamarul Akhr TOKYO©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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tooheysnew
Bad career move for both players.
As I’ve said before, Barca & Real don’t buy young players with potential, they buy established world class players.
therougou
Whatever shirt sales Abe generates won't compare to Madrid B's Kubo, the great hope of Japanese fans. And to think Barca had Kubo but were forced to release him because of their illegal transfers of young players.
goldorak
'To start with'!?
Attacking midfielder? He'll be 'competing' against dembele, coutinho, rakitic, messi, griezmann, suarez, malcom, rafinha and a couple of others (possibly neymar) for a starting/bench spot.
Imo should have joined a much smaller club, got a few games under his belt & learn/adapt to euro football. Talented 20yo need game time (at the highest level) to progress.