Barcelona strikes five-year cooperation agreement with Brazil’s Sfera FC
Barcelona has agreed to work with Brazilian club Sfera FC to identify and develop emerging talent, according to Spanish newspaper Marca. The five-year partnership aims to strengthen the discovery of young players in Brazil.
Barcelona has agreed to work with Brazilian club Sfera FC to identify and develop emerging talent, according to Spanish newspaper Marca. The partnership will run for five years and aims to strengthen the discovery of young players in Brazil.
The agreement gives Barcelona priority to sign Sfera players whom its coaches consider suited to the club’s philosophy, with those selected moving to La Masia for training and evaluation. In return, the Brazilian club will retain a share of the players’ rights and a percentage of their future transfer deals.
The report said Barcelona sporting director Deco and Bojan Krkić helped finalize the agreement, following Deco’s visit to Sfera’s facilities a few months ago. Deco said the partnership would strengthen the discovery of Brazilian talent and enable an exchange of expertise, noting that the club had found Sfera to have a modern system for identifying and developing athletes.