Porto’s Juan Manuel Iturbe on the radar of Barcelona – Portuguese Primeira Liga News
Porto youngster http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Barcelona-c39078, although the club will not make a move for him immediately and will wait for a couple of years before launching a bid.
Juan Manuel Iturbe joined the Portistas after impressing with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cerro-Porteño-c38775 in the Paraguayan Primeira Division. Usually playing as a forward, the 18-year-old scored 6 goals in 16 appearances for the Azulgrana, after which his talents were recognised by
Porto and he landed a transfer to Europe.
Although quite young and still not having any playing experience in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296,
and it is also widely speculated that he will eventually replace the Barcelona man in the Sky Blue team.
Keeping up with the similarities between the players are the Catalans, who have reportedly registered an interest in signing Iturbe after seeing him find the back of the net consistently on the International stage.
Joseph Guardiola’s men have a history of snapping of talented young starlets, with Messi being a prime example. The diminutive attacker was signed by the Spanish outfit when he was only 13 years old and since his arrival, he has blossomed from a relatively
unknown prodigy to the best footballer on the planet.
The trend is set to continue with Barca acquiring the services of Iturbe, although it seems that they are in no hurry to secure his signature. Officials from the La Liga winning side have made contact with Gustavo Mascardi, who holds a 40 percent stake in
the former Quilmes man’s playing rights but a switch will probably not take place in the near future.
However, given the amount of talent Juan Manuel Iturbe possesses, keeping hold of him looks highly unlikely for Porto, especially with the comparisons the youngster has received at this early stage of his fledgling and promising career.
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