Carles Alena Might Be Barcelona’s Future Backbone

DBasia.news – There’s nothing more exciting for a young player besides scoring the debut goal with the main squad. It’s what Carles Alena felt when FC Barcelona won 2-0 against Villareal, Monday (3/12) in the LaLiga match.

Entering at 70′ substituting Arturo Vidal, the 20-year-old player successfully wrote his name on the scoreboard after utilizing the assist from Lionel Messi, three minutes before the match ended.

Satisfied with his performance, the team manager Ernesto Valverde took a brave decision to promote him to the main squad. The 54-year-old manager believes the midfielder would be a prominent player within the squad.

“Alena is a player who has got into the first team,” Valverde said reported by Sport English.

“The idea was that he was going to become more involved from January but he is ahead of that timescale due to Rafinha’s injury. We hope things go the way he wants and the way we want so that he can become an important player for us,” the former Athletic Bilbao player added.

After scoring his first goal against Villareal, Carles Alena has the chance to be Ernesto Valverde’s main choice.