The Blaugrana club recorded its third reinforcement of the winter on Saturday after Ferran Torres and Dani Alves.
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Nostalgia is a must in Catalonia. After the return of Dani Alves in November, FC Barcelona recalled another player who has already worn his colors by announcing the arrival in the form of a loan from Adama Traoré, Saturday January 29. The explosive and powerful Wolverhampton winger returns to where he learned football until he was 19 (2004-2015) to try to pull Barça out of a chaotic season.
Welcome back! Stronger than ever!#MadeInLaMasia pic.twitter.com/ZuAOCmNvrL
—FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) January 29, 2022
“I am very happy to be back. It had been a very long time. It’s a special moment for me, I spent so many years playing here. I grew up here with my family and friends. I want to give back on the pitch the joy that Barcelona brought me“, declared the player in a video relayed by the club on his social networks. The one who played only four ends of matches with Barça before launching his career in England finally has the opportunity to leave a mark in Catalonia .
A Spanish international since October 2020, the 26-year-old has carved out a good reputation in the Premier League. His impressive musculature, very rare on a football field, made an impression. Technically, he is by far the player who has managed the most dribbles in the five major European championships since the previous season (263, or at least 52 more than any other player).
Like Ferran Torres, he will have the task of boosting the Barcelona attack, orphaned by Lionel Messi, hampered by the Ousmane Dembélé case and the recurring injuries of his other options (Ansu Fati, Braithwaite). Above all, Barça must do better in the league: its current fifth place does not even guarantee it a qualifying ticket in the Champions League, from which it is already eliminated this season.