Marc CASADO will be a NEW MONSTER for Barcelona under Hansi Flick and here is why!

Recently, Barcelona have been constantly linked with the transfer of a new defensive midfielder, but the answer to their problem is not on the market but in La Masia!

Today, Vamosito channel will explain why Marc Casado is going to be a real breakthrough next season, how he shocked Hansi Flick, and why Joan Laporta has so much faith in the academy graduate. Let's go!

Sergio Busquets way

While Xavi remained Barcelona's head coach, one of his top priorities was to sign a new defensive midfielder. The prime option was Joshua Kimmich. The alternative to the German was Guido Rodriguez from Betis.

In fact, it was the Argentinian who was on the verge of joining Barca when there was a sudden change of plans and Xavi was fired. As soon as Hansi Flick became the club's manager, Rodriguez's transfer was canceled.

This means that Xavi did not look at the academy to solve the issue and was focused on the transfer. However, Flick, as it turned out, had studied the Barcelona academy very well and had already decided to promote Marc Casado to the first team.

The 20-year-old defensive midfielder has been in the Catalan side's system since 2016 and has worked his way up through La Masia alongside Fermin Lopez, Balde, and Xavi Simons. He is currently the captain and leader of Barcelona Athletic.

The fact that Flick is seriously banking on Casado in the new season is confirmed by the almost-agreed new contract for the player. Marc's current deal was due to expire this summer, and Barcelona had the option to extend the contract for one year unilaterally.

However, the club decided to negotiate and sign a deal for 3 seasons. This means both an increase in the player's salary and a signal that they believe in him. Under Xavi, for example, there were no talks about a new contract.

This information is confirmed by Fabrizio Romano. He writes: Barcelona are planning for Marc Casadó to be an important player for next season under Hansi Flick, this is why he's expected to sign soon new deal until June 2027.

Here is what the Spanish outlet Sport reports about Barca's plans for Marc: The club’s confidence in Casado is clear. They see him as a valuable player for the future, and they are willing to commit to him for the long term. This new deal would give him more stability and show the club’s belief in his potential to become a key player for Barcelona in the coming years.

If everything goes according to plan, Marc Casado's path will be as similar as possible to the one that Sergio Busquets once had.

In 2008, Pep Guardiola took over Barca, promoted the unknown 20-year-old Busquets to the first team, and he immediately became a key player.

Casado is also 20 years old, and Barcelona is also led by a new coach, who has already announced Marc's promotion to the first team. Such coincidences give fans great optimism about the young player.

Like this video if you want Casado to repeat Busquets' path or even surpass it!

Barcelona president Joan Laporta is also delighted with Marc's progress.

We have Marc Casado, who has had an extraordinary season. He's gonna be part of the first team, – Laporta said.

Young version of Kimmich

Although if we take into account Casado's skills and size, he is much more like Kimmich than Busquets.

Both Marc and Joshua are not only about the same height but also have very similar strengths. We will talk about them in more detail in the final part of the video.

It is not surprising that Hansi Flick saw Casado at Barca's academy and immediately decided that he needed this player. With the Catalans unable to afford Kimmich's expensive transfer, Flick decided to trust the talented player from La Masia.

The alternative was the already mentioned Guido Rodriguez, but the arrival of the 30-year-old Argentinian is a clear game of lowering the stakes in the battle with Real Madrid. While trusting Casado, Barca keep their identity and have a chance to get a new diamond.

Of course, Marc doesn't have anywhere near the experience that Kimmich has. His skills are not yet at the same level as the German's. However, the same could be said about Busquets at one time, and then he won a sextuple in his debut season with the first team.

Obviously, the choice of Casado will save Barca a lot of money. For Kimmich, they would have had to pay about 40-50 million euros. Besides, his salary would not be small. Also, we shouldn't dismiss the age factor: Joshua is 29 years old and, unlike Casado, he will not be able to become a long-term solution.

Another advantage of Marc over Yoshua is that he will not require time to adapt. In addition to the fact that Barca is Casado's native team, the squad also includes a large number of La Masia graduates with whom the midfielder has long been familiar.

4 reasons why

Now, let's talk about the 4 main reasons why Hansi Flick and Joan Laporta have so much faith in Casado.