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Teenage goalkeeping prodigy Diego Kochen will signal his new contract with FC Barcelona at noon at the moment, experiences Mundo Deportivo.
The renewal of the teenager, who presently performs for Barça Atletic, till 2028 was agreed on 2nd February itself, however the brand new settlement had not but been signed.
On the time, the membership had already indicated that the signing would happen as soon as Kochen reached the age of 18. Though the American goalkeeper, born in Miami, turned 18 on nineteenth March, the formal occasion had not occurred till now.
Kochen – A wonderful prospect
Kochen, who has already been referred to as as much as the USA nationwide workforce by Mauricio Pochettino, signed for Barcelona in 2019 when he was 13 years previous, becoming a member of the membership’s Infantil A workforce.
The 18-year-old’s growth has exceeded expectations, to the purpose the place he was referred to as as much as 26 La Liga matches by former first-team supervisor Xavi Hernandez final season.
Kochen made his debut for Barça Atletic within the Primera RFEF below the steering of Rafa Marquez on 14th April earlier this yr towards Unionistas de Salamanca.
This season, he has already performed seven matches with the subsidiary workforce, managed by Albert Sanchez, regardless of being sidelined for a month from late September because of a hamstring harm.
The Barcelona sports activities administration have nice religion in Kochen and see him as a future first-team goalkeeper.
However the present precedence throughout the membership is for the teenage expertise to play as many matches with the reserve workforce as potential with a purpose to set up himself and proceed his growth.
