Official: Barcelona jewel seals move to Serie A | OneFootball

A long-time member of the academy setup has on Monday secured a move to Italy, with Lazio.

The player in question? Cristobal Muñoz Lopez.

Muñoz, for his part, is a 19-year-old attacking midfielder, who has spent the last seven years honing his craft in Catalunya’s capital.

Considered one of Spanish football’s standout young talents upon his arrival from UD Pavía back in 2017, Muñoz, all told, did not quite manage to live up to the expectations set out for him.

This past season, he spent time with both Barcelona’s U19s and Rafa Márquez’s Barca Atlètic, the latter of whom the starlet managed five appearances for.

Ahead of the expiration of Muñoz’s contract terms in Catalunya at the end of June, however, interest in his services had begun to mount, across Spain and the continent alike.

And, as alluded to above, on Monday, one such suitor have closed a deal for the midfield starlet.

As per a statement across the website and social media platforms of Serie A outfit Lazio, Muñoz has put pen to paper on a contract at the Stadio Olimpico:

‘SS Lazio announces that it has reached an agreement for the signing of an employment contract with the footballer Cristobal Muñoz Lopez, coming from FC Barcelona.’

Conor Laird | GSFN