Fifteen-year-old Joel Lopez chose to leave Barcelona for the Academy of Arsenal.

The left-back of the "cadets" of Barcelona refused to sign a preliminary "school" contract with "blaugrana" and went to the Arsenal Academy.

According to Sport, a significant role in this played Raul Sanlechi, who previously held the post of director of the football department of Barca, and in winter left in the Arsenal.

On Lopez, which experts called one of the future stars of Barcelona, ??also claimed Liverpool. Joel - not the first Barcelona graduate, choosing Arsenal. It is enough to recall Hector Belierin and Cesc Fabregas.

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