Barcelona fought off competition from Real Madrid to land Ez Abde last summer, it has been revealed.
Sport says Abde arrived from Hercules, a decision made by Ramon Planes before he left Barca. The sporting director jumped ahead of Real Madrid to convince the club to sign him for 2 million euros. There was some reticence because he did not come through La Masia but it seems Planes was right.
Barcelona moved for Abde a year ago. Planes had followed him closely. Hercules coach Manuel Diaz informed Madrid of the situation. Curiously Diaz was linked with Madrid’s youth football for several years and was one of those who wasn’t sure about Pedri. WIth Abde tied up Barcelona took the hardest decision: paying €2m for a player who had just played a handful of games in Segunda B.
Abde scored his first goal in La Liga against Osasuna and is ahead of Yusuf Demir and the other young wingers at the club.
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