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La Masia pearl names Barcelona maestro as his inspiration – ‘He’s a magician’ Ebrima Tunkara is widely regarded as the next big thing coming out of FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia youth academy. Having turned 16 years old only recently, the versatile attacking midfielder is already a regular in the Catalans’ Juvenil A (U19) setup and has even broken into the Barça Atletic side. Tunkara also happens to be one of the leaders of the Spanish Under-17 national team, and is currently away on international duty in the qualifiers for the U-17 European championships.

Tunkara discusses all things Barcelona During an interview with the RFEF, Tunkara discussed his move to Barcelona as well as his career progression so far. Opening up on his early days at La Masia , the 16-year-old wonderkid admitted that he initially was not fully aware of the magnitude of what Barcelona represented. “At the time, I wasn’t really aware of what Barça was all about.

I’d come from Africa and didn’t know much. I thought it was about making it into the first team; I didn’t know what it was all about,” Tunkara admitted. The teenager also acknowledged how his initial trial at the club had not been straightforward at all due to multiple factors, saying: “We went there, I did the trials, and it didn’t go very well on the first day.

The move from Gambia to Spain was tough. It was hot there and very cold here, so I found it hard to adjust. They called us back another day and I did much better.