Barça B - Youth: Fasciana arrives this weekend

Venezuelan football site Balonazos claims that Unión Atlética Maracaibo midfielder and Venezuelan youth international Franco Fasciana (18) travelled this weekend to Barcelona, where he will join Barcelona after having signed a two-year contract to play for Barcelona Atlètic (read more here).

In an interview with the site, Fasciana said that he was delighted about the transfer: "The first contact with Barcelona was established by my agent Pablo Marín. I'm very happy to leave for Spain, it's an incredible chance for me. I leave with the motivation to be part of the first team one day. I know it won't be easy but with hard work and modesty it should be possible.

I know it will be a huge change, because I will have to adapt to another culture, another atmosphere. But I'm ready for it. I hope that Jeffren, who is also Venezuelan and who is now doing the pre-season with the first team, will support me and help me to adapt fast."

Venezuelan sports paper Líder nevertheless claims that Fasciana will play with Barcelona's Juvenil A team and will start to work with the group on Monday. The player seems to confirm that to the paper: "The next step will be Barcelona B and I'm jsut one step away. I've signed for two years and I think that will give me enough time to prove my worth.

Barcelona saw me at the South American U-17 championship last year, they talked with my agent and they have been following me since then. I'm happy because this is one of the things I've dreamed of since I was a little boy. I couldn't let this opportunity pass and I plan to give everything to succeed."

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Unión Atlética Maracaibo defensive midfielder and Venezuelan youth international Franco Fasciana (18) has said in an interview with Venezuelan radio station Radio Deporte that he will join Barcelona B next season: "A dream comes true. I didn't expect it. I knew that they were following me but I didn't think everything would go that fast. I think this is my big opportunity. I'm aware it will be difficult to get to the first team, but I will give everything to achieve that."

Barcelona scouted Fasciana, whose grandfather was a Venezuelan international, when he played the South American U-17 championship in March last year. The two parties kept in touch and with his current contract having expired on the 31st of May, Fasciana can now leave his club for free.

The Venezuelan midfielder, who made this year his debut with the first team of Maracaibo when he only was 17 years old, will travel next month to Spain. Fasciana signed a semi-professional contract for two years.

The deal was closed by Pablo Martínez, one of the agents of Fasciana. His other agent, Juan Mata, declared that Barcelona was not the only interested club: "Several Spanish teams wanted him, but we think that Barcelona is the right place for him to keep on developing."

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