Takefusa Kubo has admitted that he deserved to be booed by Barcelona fans as his Mallorca side travelled to Camp Nou for a Primera Division fixture on Saturday.
Kubo was one of the great hopes of the Barca academy before he left the club for FC Tokyo after the Spanish champions were found to have violated international transfer regulations in signing him.
Instead of returning to Barca in the summer, though, the Japan international, who has been likened to Lionel Messi, signed a five-year deal with the Catalans’ great rivals, Real Madrid, and has been shipped out on loan to Mallorca.