Yusuf Demir, the Austrian Messi that Barça got rid of and now roams Basel
AT BARÇA HE DID NOT CONVINCE BETWEEN 2021 AND 2022
The Austrian Yusuf Demir could not show his talent in the FC Barcelona when it arrived as yielded in summer of 2021 and now that faces a new challenge in his career, neither is it being able to do. The player of 20 years returned to the Rapid Vienna in January of 2022 afterwards that the Barcelona group decided not paying the 10 million the option of purchase, which became compulsory if the extreme played 10 parties.
After that, Demir left this summer to the Galatasaray by 6 million euros and after a season of 11 parties and less than 500 minutes, the Turkish team decided that the youngster tested luck in Switzerland with the Basilea, but the situation is not very distinct. And it is that in this 2024 only has been able to add 55 minutes, the last of them at the beginning of February and in great alone total 727, adding all the competitions.
Demir Has not been able to stand out in the league of Switzerland
Unlike the start of season, already does four meetings that there is not trace of the forward in the staff of the trainer Fabio Celestini. In the most recent meeting of the Basilea, a fall by 5-1 in front of the Young Boys, has especulado with a possible injury of Yusuf Demir when being already four meetings in which it has not gone neither to the bench, although really there is not any official medical part or some statement of the technician with regard to that that was the reason of his absence.
In the Barça finish taking the correct decision
It is necessary to remember that the Austrian debuted in the first team of the Barça in front of the Benfica in the phase of groups of the Champions League of that season 21/22, the only that was in the group culé, but everything finish here. As from the tenth party would apply an obligation of purchase of 10 millions, the adventure in the Spotify Camp Nou finished after nine meetings, evidenciando that although yes that had talent, did not seem sufficient to justify an investment that could allocate to other players.