The brightest young talent of Real Madrid – Marco Asensio has had a real chance of becoming a Barcelona player in the summer of 2014. Then he was a part of the Mallorca squad and had his first season as a professional player already behind him.
The main reason Asensio didn’t join Barcelona was that the Catalans offered Mallorca 2.5 m. euros plus 2 m. euros as bonuses. The Vermilions wanted the whole amount at once. However, Barcelona were interested in another player – the Brazilian fullback Douglas, who costed them 5.5 m. Andoni Zubizarreta had to pick only one of these two players and decided to buy the Brazilian, which was a huge mistake.
Marco Asensio had another offer in 2014. He could have also become a player of Athletic Bilbao, but that was unrealistic when it came true that both Barcelona and Real Madrid are interested in him. In fact, Marco has always been a fan of Real Madrid and the offer from Los Blancos have always been like a dream to the young winger.
The 21-year-old winger has already become an integral part of the Real Madrid’s first team. He had a really successful first season with Los Blancos, winning everything possible with the club. Asensio scored 3 goals in La Liga last campaign. In addition, he found the net on 3 occasions in The Champions League, including a goal in the final against Juventus. Asensio also found the net on his debut for Real Madrid – in the UEFA Super Cup final against Sevilla last year. He is also now a part of the Spanish national team, having made 3 appearances for La Furia Roja.
In conclusion, Barcelona should really regret about that mistake. Moreover, the Catalans recently parted with one of their best players Neymar. If they had signed Asensio, they would have now the best possible replacement of the Brazilian.