2023-06-26 18:21:24
Barcelona”It’s the new Víctor Valdés”. This phrase has sounded on the lips of many fans, workers and technicians of La Masia del Barça to refer to Arnau Tenas. Born in Vigatà (2001) and born in the cradle, this agile and sharp goalkeeper, a regular in the first team’s training despite having a club card, will have to pack his bags and put an end to a 13-year period at the club of the his life, passing through almost all the lower categories. The young Catalan goalkeeper will leave without having been able to make the step with the first team and make his debut in official competition. The reason: the institution has decided not to make effective the 2 additional years provided for in the contract it signed in the summer of 2020, in the midst of the covid crisis, with Josep Maria Bartomeu’s board.
The news was advanced by the journalist Albert Rogé and is now official. Tenas, who turned 22 at the end of May, agreed to continue at the club despite having few prospects of participation in the first team, where the title is for Marc-André ter Stegen and the first reserve for Iñaki Peña, who has recently renovated The goalkeeper of Barça Atlètic had no problems to remain linked to the club as he had often reiterated and was even open to leaving on loan to take part in professional football, because the subsidiary will compete again next year in the amateur category.
However, those in charge have taken the middle path: not activating the automatic renewal, which should have been communicated to him, for it to be effective, before June 15. The reason is purely economic, because extending the time of association with the player from Osona, despite the fact that it was not stipulated by contract that he become part of the first team, did entail a salary increase (corresponding to the jump to the first team). In other words, more homework fair play financial for cash that is not essential in the short term.
Tenas’ farewell is a hard blow especially for all those Barça fans who closely follow the day to day of the lower categories. The goalkeeper is seeing the scope of the news from the concentration of the Spanish under-21 team, which is currently competing in the European Championship. He himself confirmed it this Monday afternoon in the press conference prior to the commitment of the state combine. “It has turned out that Barça has not carried out the renewal. […] It’s true, I can confirm it”. Despite the statement, the goalkeeper has been calm and focused with the European. When it ends, he will have to look for a new direction in his professional career. It is speculated that he could go to Las Palmas, who next year will play in the First Division and is coached by Xavier Garcia Pimienta, former coach of Barça B.
Tenas is the starting goalkeeper of the Spanish under-21 team, which will play the third match of the group stage against Ukraine on Tuesday. The first two games have ended with victory for the rojita thanks to the two unbeaten goals and a goal from fellow ex-Blaugrana Abel Ruiz. Tenas has been a regular in the Under-21 squad in recent months and was also part of Luis Enrique’s list with the full Spanish squad ahead of the World Cup in Qatar due to Robert Sánchez’s last-minute indisposition.
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