New Barcelona youth prospect Franco Bartucci has revealed the advice given to him by fellow Argentinian Lionel Messi before his successful trial with the Catalan giants.
Bartucci, one of Argentina's best young prospects, is set to join up with Barca's Juvenil B side on August 8 after his move from Estudiantes de la Plata, per Sport.
The 16-year-old was spotted during an Estudiantes tour of Spain and invited to trial with Barca. Clearly the striker impressed, and Bartucci said that Messi gave him some advice, which surely would have given him a huge boost, per Marca:
My dad came home from work and told me that he had been called [by Barcelona].