Barcelona ‘working on a deal to re-sign Manchester United youngster Marc Jurado’, with ‘talks underway ahead of the 19-year-old’s return to Spain’
- Barcelona is keen to strengthen its B team ahead of the new season
- The Catalan side are in talks to sign defender Marc Jurado from Manchester United
- The 19-year-old Jurado was a key player for the Under-21s last season with 25 appearances
Barcelona are in talks with Manchester United to re-sign youngster Marc Jurado, according to reports.
The 19-year-old defender was an ever-present for United’s Under-21 side last season, making 25 appearances with three goals to his name.
Jurado has yet to play a competitive game for the first team and could move to Barcelona this summer, as reported by Sport.
The Spanish outlet claims the Catalan side are eager to bolster their B-squad, with some players leaving and others on their way to promotion to the first team.
Talks between Barcelona and United are underway for Jurado, who moved to the Red Devils on a free transfer in 2020 after leaving the famed La Masia academy.
Barcelona are reportedly in talks with Manchester United to re-sign young Marc Jurado
Jurado moved to the Red Devils for free in 2020 after leaving the famous La Masia academy (Credit: Instagram @marcjurado04)
Jurado operates as a right back and he signed his first professional contract with United in 2021. He trained with the first team a few times last season and traveled with them for their winter training camp in December.
His impressive performances for the youth team earned him a call-up to the senior team when he came on the bench against Nottingham Forest in April.
Jurado came off the bench as United opened pre-season with a 2-0 win over old rivals Leeds on Wednesday thanks to goals from Noam Emeran and Joe Hugiull.
Erik ten Hag’s team will continue preparations for the new season when they face Lyon in Scotland on Wednesday.