Trincao says Barcelona and Koeman are wrong for him as winger prepares to open Wolves loan

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The 21-year-old former Braga academy system coach believes a move to Camp Nou in 2020 was still destined to prove difficult

Francisco Trincao has learned he moved to Barcelona at the wrong time, with the former Wolves academy coach expecting problems at Camp Nou with Ronald Koeam at the helm and a contract saga with Lionel Messi raging .

The highly rated winger struck a deal with the La Liga giants in January 2020, with his potential noted after breaking out of the academic system in his native Portugal in Braga.

Trincao made 42 appearances for Barca last season, scoring three goals, but there has always been drama in Catalonia and he is now cleared to spend the 2021-22 Premier League campaign at Molineux.

What was said?

Jose Carvalho Araujo, who worked with Trincao in Braga, believes a stay in England will prove beneficial, recounting Air sports: “He [a move to Spain] was the first challenge he had outside of his comfort zone and I don’t think this is the best time to join Barcelona as a young player.

“It was a transitional stage for the club with all the issues they had with Lionel Messi and the board.”

Araujo added on the hardships endured by a very promising player: “I don’t know Ronald Koeman but he didn’t seem like a guy who would develop young talent.

“[Wolves boss] Bruno Lage did it at Benfica. He took several young children and did an amazing job there. He’s the guy for developing young talent and I think that will help a lot.

“Knowing Bruno Lage, he knows how to motivate young players and give them the tools to improve.

“Trincao will be more mature for his experience at Barcelona and he will also know some of the Wolves players. It’s more of a family environment for him.”

The bigger picture

While seeing plenty of playing time for Barca in 2020-21, Trincao only received three Koeman starts in La Liga.

The vast majority of his minutes have been seen off the bench, making it difficult to establish consistency, and Wolves hope they can be the ones to unlock the striker’s full potential.

There are a number of Portuguese players in the West Midlands, and another coach from that part of this world after Nuno leaves, and that should make it easier for Trincao to adapt as he looks to get started. a new environment.

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