Hansi Flick praises transfer-linked Barcelona star | OneFootball

Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick on Monday made use of the opportunity to afford some praise to a transfer-linked member of his squad.

The player in question? Héctor Fort.

Defender Fort has of course seen his name continue to dominate the headlines in Catalunya’s capital over recent days.

This comes amid the understanding that the 19-year-old has been made available for transfer by the Camp Nou brass.

Fort, nevertheless, was introduced off the bench en route to Barcelona’s 5-0 friendly drubbing of FC Daegu earlier today, after also featuring against FC Seoul last week.

Speaking to the media on the back of the full-time whistle at the Daegu Stadium, it therefore came as little surprise when the name of his young full-back was put to the aforementioned Hansi Flick.

And the German tactician made use of the question to send some praise Fort’s way, explaining:

“I’m pleased with what I saw from Héctor Fort. He trained well and played well the other day.”

Conor Laird – GSFN