5 changes Barcelona need to make next season

#4 Restructure La Masia and the B team

La Masia looks to be in severe decline

One of the pet peeves that Culés have had against the Sandro Rosell-Josep Bartomeu presidencies has been the apparent decline in the quality/quantity of players coming from the academy/youth team to the senior side.

The quality of graduates from the club’s famed academy seems to have gotten worse as the team has now prioritized foreign signings even for the youth setup over local Catalan and Spanish talent.

Moussa Wague and Jean-Claire Todibo are just the latest examples of young foreign talent that are being groomed for the first team above the local players.

There is clearly a lack of emerging talent from the academy good enough for the main team, and its sporting and economic costs do not bode well for the club.

Carles Alena and Riqui Puig look like the latest graduates that may play a part in the first team long-term but at this stage, it is too early to say this.

Things have gotten so bad that Barcelona B now plays in the Segunda B (third division) after relegation from the Segunda two seasons ago (it finished 8th last season).

Restructuring of La Masia is needed to secure the club’s future as it cannot continue to burn money the way it has been doing.