Marc Casado has been one of Barcelona's standouts this season, although it appears he could have left the Catalan club before the season had even started, having previously not been counted on in the first team until the arrival of Hansi Flick .
Casado was promoted from Barca Atletic last summer and has since become one of the most consistent players in Flick's squad. Before that, he admitted to Barca One (via Relevo) that he was thinking about a move.
“The idea was to look for minutes, but when Hansi Flick arrived they told me that they had analyzed the videos of Barca Atletic and the youth team and that they believed that I could be an important piece for the first team. Ultimately, I renewed the idea of staying.”
This has proven to be an absolute masterstroke from Flick as Casado has been a sensation over the past 4-5 months. His emergence also means Barcelona can more afford to offload someone like Frenkie de Jong, whose sale would help the club with their ongoing financial problems.
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