Barcelona’s La Masia academy stands as a testomony to soccer excellence, having produced among the greatest gamers in trendy soccer.
From luminaries like Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta, Carles Puyol, and Sergio Busquets, to the present crop of new-generation abilities comparable to Gavi, Ansu Fati, Lamine Yamal, and Pau Cubarsi, amongst others, La Masia has all the time supplied for Barça.
Such is the affect and affect of La Masia that based on the newest market worth replace on Transfermarkt, eight of the 25 most precious Spanish footballers have come by the Barcelona youth academy.
Certainly, the listing is headed by none aside from Lamine Yamal himself, who boasts a market worth of €150 million – the best within the Barça squad and the best worth of any Spanish footballer. All of it on the age of simply 17.
Following Yamal is midfield sensation Gavi, who sits third on the listing with a market worth of €90 million. Seen as the longer term captain, the 20-year-old has been at La Masia because the age of 11 and characterises what the membership is all about.
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Dani Olmo might have turn into a Barcelona first-team participant solely this previous summer time, having signed from RB Leipzig, however the attacking midfielder spent a part of his youth profession at La Masia earlier than leaving in 2014.
With €60 million market worth, the Spanish worldwide occupies the sixth spot on the listing.
In the meantime, Fermin Lopez slots in at tenth on the listing of the highest 25 most valued Spanish footballers with a market worth of €50 million. Having been on the membership since 2016 (aged 13), he has turn into a bonafide first-team star since final season.
The one which received away – Alejandro Grimaldo is subsequent in eleventh place with €45 million market worth. Probably the greatest left-backs on this planet at present, Grimaldo joined La Masia in 2008 on the age of 12 and made fast strides by the ranks solely to go away for Benfica in 2016.
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Shifting from one left-back to a different, Alejandro Balde, valued at €40 million, sits 18th on the listing. A La Masia trainee since eight years previous, at 21 he’s now the first-choice left-back for the Blaugrana.
Pau Cubarsi options within the nineteenth place, with the identical market worth as Balde, i.e., €40 million. Having joined the famed academy in 2018 aged 11, he made his senior breakthrough earlier this yr and is now a everlasting fixture in defence.
Rounding off the listing is Chelsea left-back Marc Cucurella, who’s twenty fifth on the listing with a market worth of €30 million. He joined Barça on the age of 14 (2012) and made his debut with the Barça first staff within the 2017-2018 season earlier than shifting on in quest of game-time.