The flight of talent and players from Barcelona does not stop. To the ‘snip’ of 13 players in the Barça subsidiary, they reach 16, joins that Sarpsbporg 08 has announced the signing of Arnau Casas. The 19-year-old defender commits to the Nordic team for the next three seasons. The club has launched with a “Welcome, Arnau” to announce his arrival.
Arnau Casas was one of the pillars of Juvenil A of the Barcelona youth academy. For many, a Barça-style central defender, that is, with good control of the ball at his feet and with the facility to start the play. The footballer who has not been offered to continue, according to Sporthas sought a destination in which to develop his career in the elite.
the defender of Saint Cugat He arrived at Barcelona in 2016 when he was 12 years old. In the seven seasons that he has played at La Masía he has been champion in all the categories in which he has played. A leader in the center of the defense who knows what it is to wear the captain’s armband at Barça and be the second in the Under-19, the team with which he will play the European Championship in Slovakia before joining his new club.
In it sarpsbporg They have high expectations in the central. Bjørge Øiestad, owner of the team, told the club’s website what his new footballer is like: “With Arnau Casas we have a talented central defender who is very good with the ball at his feet. A modern cap. He has trained with the Barcelona first team on several occasions. He is an ambitious center back and in good evolution. We are looking forward to having him here and we look forward to seeing him take new steps in the Sarpsborg 08 team.”
The coach of the Sarpsbporg, Stefan Billborn, has pointed out about the incorporation of the player: “We need players who are good with the ball and who dare to use it. He will add qualities, but you also have to have respect for the fact that he is a young player who has not played a lot of senior football.”
jack karadasNordic Scouting’s agent, said of the signing: “I would like to thank Bjørge Øiesstad and Joshua Karesch at Sarpsborg for a very good and professional collaboration regarding the transition. Several young talents come from abroad, but rarely from Barcelona and the Spanish team. We are happy and a bit proud to have achieved this in Nordic Scouting.”