He trained at the Barça school in Buenos Aires and from there he went to Boca due to the agreement between the two clubs.
The sports area has followed him after his spectacular irruption in Argentina. Now it costs 20 million
Barça needs a good midfielder to replace Sergio Busquets and is analyzing the entire market to find the right player. Both Xavi Hernández and Jordi Cruyff believe that the best option is Zubimendi, from Real Sociedad, but in the sports area there are very good reports from various players.
One of them is Alan Varela, from Boca Júniors, a player who curiously grew in Barça dynamics until he succeeded in the xeneize club and for whom several European teams now sigh.
Varela’s history is closely linked to Barça. The Argentine midfielder was trained at the soccer school that the Blaugrana club has in the Buenos Aires area and from there he went to Boca Júniors through the agreement that the two entities had as a collaboration. Barça invested in the school, Boca could take soccer players and in return the Blaugrana club had priority in signing over the most outstanding soccer players from the Boca youth academy. Varela is the confirmation of the success of this formula.
Varela grew up playing the Barça style, with a clear idea about possession and grew up in the position of midfielder ahead of the defence. His adaptation was spectacular and Boca ended up capturing him to give him a field in the first team. He has established himself as the undisputed starter and is succeeding in the position of Sergio Busquets with absolute solvency. There are already several teams interested in signing him and the Argentines are asking for around 20 million euros for him. Rumors already place him at Benfica if, finally, Enzo Fernández is transferred to Liverpool by a million-dollar car.
At Barça they have excellent reports from their scouts and trainers in Argentina. And so they have communicated it to the sports area. And they understand that it is mature enough to make the leap to Europe with full guarantee. At the time, Barça already ruled out the signing of Enzo Fernández when he was tied for not investing 15 million and now there are doubts about Varela because of the risk of the operation.