The past year has been an absolutely memorable experience for Barcelona youngster Fermin Lopez as he has gone from being on loan at Linares to becoming a star for the Blaugrana.
Now, the 21-year-old midfield sensation is representing Spain at the UEFA Euro 2024 and will be flying to France in a month to play in the Paris Olympic Games.
During an interview with journalists Manu Amor and Alfredo Matilla, Fermin discussed his journey in the 12 months gone by, among other things.
Fermin not listening to outside noise
Given his meteoric rise over the past year, Fermin has already started to attract interest from clubs across Europe.
In fact, recent reports even suggested that Premier League heavyweights Manchester United were offering €30 million to sign the La Masia graduate.
However, Fermin insisted that he does not pay attention to all the noise in the media, saying: “I don’t read the press, it doesn’t interest me much. The important thing is that I want to be at Barça and that I only think about Barça. Nothing else.”
Reflecting on his journey in the past year, Fermin admitted that sometimes everything feels unreal, as he said:
“Sometimes you do. At other times you don’t value it so much, because you see it as something very normal, but if I realise everything that has happened to me in a year? I try to make the most of it.”
Barcelona and the Olympic Games
Barcelona are under new management heading into the new season with Hansi Flick replacing Xavi Hernandez as the head coach.
When asked if he had spoken to the new manager, Fermin replied: “He wished us all luck in the first game, but little else, really. A couple of messages and that’s it. I guess he’ll be watching the Euro and watching me.”
Fermin is one of three Barcelona players to have been named in the Spain squad for the Olympics, meaning he will be pulling double duty this summer, playing in two tournaments.
Fermin and Cubarsi will play for Spain at the Olympics. (Photo by…
Author : Michel Durant
Publish date : 2024-06-28 10:00:52
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Author : soccernews
Publish date : 2024-06-28 10:13:29
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