The two clubs are once again looking at the same player and now it is up to him to make the decision.
Real Madrid and Barça clash again in an operation, and both clubs have set their sights on the same player. During the last few years, there have been several operations for which they have fought. Neymar JR, Vinicius JR, Rodrygo Goes or Endrick are some of the names on the list of the clashes they will have to go through again to achieve their goals.
Hugo Sotelo is the new jewel that stands out in the Celta de Vigo youth team. The tremendous emergence that Gabri Veiga has experienced this season has caused both entities to study the lower categories of the Galician team, where there is a lot of talent. One of those players called to stand out is a midfielder and he is 19 years old.
The mission of Barça and Madrid is to anticipate that he can follow in the footsteps of Veiga, growing with the first team, sign great performances and revalue his price. Right now, the price of one of the highest scoring midfielders in Europe is around 60 million. Let’s remember that with Gabri, both clubs are interested, as well as Premier League clubs.
Real Madrid and Barça know that they will have to pay 20 million for him.
The information provided by the web portal Fichajes.net also points out the price for which the Celta B player would leave. Right now, both Real Madro and Barça would offer about 20 million, affordable compared to Veiga but very high for a player who has not yet played regularly in professional soccer. He still has several games where he can make a place in the first team.
The young midfielder has already made his debut in Primera, but has had very few minutes. Those calls with Celta have caused him to reduce his minutes with the B team, which plays the First RFEF, where he has 1 goal and two assists. Aware that the two best clubs in Spain have knocked on his door, he will have to make a decision soon to change Vigo for Madrid or Barcelona.
In the short term, he will have to choose between Barça, Real Madrid or continue at Celta, trying to follow in the footsteps of Gabri Veiga or Iago Aspas, two of the most successful products of the Vigo club’s youth system. The clubs will now have to convince the player based on the project they will offer him in the short and long term.