Barcelona continues to make efforts to raise money by removing players from the books, and the last to leave will be a promising academy talent: Noah Darvich.
Two years ago, Barcelona Darvich from Bundesliga side Freiburg signed for a reimbursement of € 2.5 million, and there was a lot of expectations about his arrival. He had included in the youth categories of the German national team, and there was hope that he would fulfill his potential in Catalonia.
However, it wasn't like that. During his two years, Darvich did not make any appearance for the Barcelona at the club and he is now ready to leave. As reported by Florian Plettenburg, he will soon return to Germany to become a member of Stuttgart.
Darvich will become permanently members of Stuttgart, with conditions agreed with Barcelona. The Bundesliga side chases the teenager since last month and they have been rewarded with an apparently favorable deal.
It has been reported that Barcelona will receive a small fee for the sale of Darvich, but it is crucial that there is no release clause, no penalty option or matching rights for the Catalans. As such, they will lose control of his future.
Hansi Flick has given opportunities to a number of La Masia players since he took over as head coach last summer, but Darvich was not one of them. And with this sale it is assumed that Barcelona no longer appreciates him as high as they ever did.
The chances that Darvich was involved in the first team next season would even have been slimmer, given that Raphinha is expected to play as an attacking midfielder because of the planned arrival of Nico Williams. As such, a sale is useful for all parties, but keeping no control over his future is a blow.