FC Barcelona sign 18 year old Mikayil Faye with a 400 million euro clause
FC Barcelona has officially announced the signing of 18-year-old defender Mikayil Faye.
According to the official statement from the club, he has been signed for 4 seasons, with a termination clause of 400 million euros. The amount Barcelona paid for his transfer is not announced in their website.
Who is Mikayil Faye?
This some basic information about Mikail Faye:
Mikayil Faye is a Senegal international, and he has participated in the U-17 team and been called to the U-20 team
He arrived rom Croatian club NK Kustosija
Faye plays as left centerback
What to expect from Faye?
He is an exciting signing for the following reasons:
He is physically strong, standing at 1.86 m
He is fast with and without the ball
He has good conduction skills
He is good at long passes
He seems just like the type of player that Xavi Hernandez would like to leverage in Barcelona’s defense, with an overall good combination of strength and speed coupled with ball conduction and passing.
He will have to compete for a spot in the remarkably strong Barcelona defense, with Araujo, Christensen, Kounde, Garcia as center backs and Balde, Sergi Roberto, Alonso as line backs.
