FC Barcelona are interested in two promising young stars from Boca Juniors, according to Mundo Deportivo. Reports that Leo Balerdi and Agustín Almendra have caught the eye of the blaugrana come not long after Boca played the Joan Gamper trophy match against Barça, which the Catalans won 3-0.
The pair have won the L’Alcúdia International Football Tournament with the Argentine under-20 national team, and both would be signings for the B team. The pair were starters for that Argentina team, coached by the current interim coach of the Argentina senior team, Lionel Scaloni. Alemndra captained the side in their 2-1 final triumph over Russia.