3 La Masia players who impressed the most for Barcelona during pre-season

Riqui Puig
Riqui Puig

#2 Carles Perez

Carles Perez scored two goals in pre-season
Carles Perez scored two goals in pre-season

Carles Perez is a 21-year-old winger who has been with the Barcelona academy since arriving from Espanyol in 2012.

He was promoted to Barcelona's B team in July 2017 and has done very well since then. He has made 54 appearances across the Segunda and Segunda B Divisions, scoring 12 goals and helping his side to the 2017-18 UEFA Youth League title.

Perez made his senior debut when he came on as a substitute for Malcom in the 73rd minute of the ultimate LaLiga game of last season; a 2-2 draw with Eibar.

He was included in Barcelona's squad to travel to Japan, and was introduced from the bench in both matches against Chelsea and Vissel Kobe. Perez shone like a million stars in the latter, scoring two quickfire goals against Andres Iniesta's club to hand Barcelona a 2-0 victory.

His form against the J-League side saw him rewarded with two subsequent starts against Arsenal and Napoli. Having stated that his dream is to break into the Barcelona first team, Perez would have definitely left a good impression on Valverde.

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