Barcelona has officially made the first move in the winter transfer window, although it did not come in the form of a purchase. Specifically, they promoted young goalkeeper Inaki Pena to the first team.
Young goalkeeper Pena was promoted to the first team.
He is an adult from the prestigious La Masia academy and has been playing in the youth team for 4 years. Until now, coach Xavi has agreed to give him the opportunity to show, with the number 13 shirt.
Pena is expected to play a backup role for number one goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen. This means that the 23-year-old will have the opportunity to play in cup matches. Most likely, Pena will be wearing gloves at dawn tomorrow when Barca will be a guest on the field of lower-tier club Intercity in the Spanish King’s Cup.
Before that, Pena made his debut this season when he was started in the match against Viktoria Plzen in the final round of the Champions League group stage. It was a match where he had 6 saves, although the home team conceded 2 goals (one of which came from the penalty spot).
Crouching Dragon | 09:15 04/01/2023
