New deals set for Sandro, Munir and Adama
Barcelona are not going to waste any time in tying down two of the players who have shone brightest at the start of the new season: Munir El Haddadi and Sandro Ramirez. Also, Adama Traore, one of the best youngsters at the club, is also set to be offered new terms.
The three footballers will continue with Barça B more often than not - it is unthinkable to imagine Munir and Sandro having such important roles over the course of the season, despite their impressive performances so far.
"They are more than ready to compete," Andoni Zubizarreta said on Tuesday. "As are players like Alejandro Grimaldo, Alen Halilovic and Sergi Samper. We will work with their agents to visualise their careers with the club."
In other words, the club will offer Sandro, Munir and Adama improved contracts.
Barça's desire is also to increase the release clause of the players, which at the moment stands at around €12million, as is the case with all players in the youth system. If the players sign for the first team, this could increase, officially, to €35m.
Sooner or later, the club expect they will progress to the first team, but they don't want to make it a priority. Prudency is needed in all three cases, as forcing their incorporation into Luis Enrique's side could eventually reduce their game time.
Zubizarreta goes on holiday this week and when he returns he will begin working on the future of the club's best young footballers. Whether Munir and Sandro continue to work with the first team depends on Luis Enrique, but the club have already told them of their intention to continue their involvement in the future.
Watching the other two be so involved in August, Adama has had some doubts over his role at the club and his progression into the first team.
Barça are keen to eliminate these doubts and want to show the player that they have a lot of confidence in him. For that reason, they would also like to improve his contract and keep him out of the hands of some of the other biggest clubs in Europe.
