Gavi and Alejandro Balde may have spent the last few months away from the first team, but the precedent set by duo, for La Masia players to transition to the first team and answer the call when in crisis needs to be appreciated.
If Barcelona’s financial ruin has rendered one golden egg, it’s the re-emergence of the academy, bustling with talents ready to grab their chance with both hands.
Imagine a 15-year-old adolescent kid, who in another world should be preparing for important exams, comes on to the Camp Nou pitch and excites the spectators with some glimpses of his otherworldly talent.