Report: Barcelona rejected 20 clubs for youth players
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Bareclona's bevy of young talent caught the eye of a number of big European clubs, only for the Catalan giants to reject their overtures.
Mundo Deportivo reports Barcelona rejected 20 clubs making for their young stars during the transfer window.
Those players inclueded Patric, Grimaldo, Samper, Adama, Dongou, Sandro and Munir.
Adama Traore, Munir El Haddadi and Sergi Samper were the hottest commodities, with the likes of Manchester United, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Juventus, Ajax, Valencia, Everton, Celtic and Basel were among the teams making contact with Barcelona, according to the report.
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