Barcelona plan to loan out 19-year-old La Masia gem following renewal until 2028 – Romano | OneFootball

As reported earlier today, La Masia prodigy Aron Yaakobishvili arrived at the Barcelona offices to sign his contract renewal with the club.

The 19-year-old goalkeeping prodigy’s deal stood to run out at the end of the ongoing season, and efforts to extend his stay have been ongoing for some time now.

After he joined hands with the agency of Pini Zahavi, Yaakobishvili visited the club facilities earlier today for the formal signing of his contract, although an official announcement is still awaited.

Barcelona plan to loan Yaakobishvili next season

Building on that, Fabrizio Romano now reports that Yaakobishvili has signed a new contract with Barcelona until the summer of 2028.

Furthermore, as per the transfer expert, the plan is for Barcelona to loan out the 19-year-old Hungarian prodigy for the next season.

Yaakobishvili has been a key part of the Barça Juvenil A setup this season that won the treble under Juliano Belletti while also making a few appearances for Barça Atletic.

While the next logical step would have been for the 19-year-old to be fully promoted to Barça Atletic, the possibility of them being relegated to the RFEF Segunda Division means the club might look to loan out promising players to a team at a higher level.

Barcelona are considering such a move with Juan Hernandez amidst Chelsea and Manchester United interest and are likely to follow the same strategy with Yaakobishvili as well.

The idea is for the teenage shot-stopper to go out on loan, play regularly, and return to the club to become a part of the long-term project.