Julian Araujo will get a chance to stake his claim for the right-back slot at Barcelona in pre-season when the team head to the United States.
The Mexico international arrived in the winter and has been training with Barcelona Atletic and, on occasion, with the first team.
There have been reports already that he’s not been up to scratch and could be loaned out, but Xavi has said the plan is to look at him in pre-season and then make a decision.
“If I could, I would add a natural right-back at the back, because there aren’t any in the squad,” he told Mundo Deportivo
“We have options like Sergi Roberto or Araujo, but none natural and we are going to see Julián Araujo in preseason.