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Catalan paper Sport reports that Barcelona Atlètic's season is underway after beginning pre-season training yesterday. The pre-season started a week later than planned after a training camp in Ireland (read more here) was canceled due to lack of players. Several Barça B players had been included in the first team's England tour. (read more here)

The team of 18 players took part in medical and physical tests at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper before participating in the season's first training session. Of the 18 players, only 7 were returning Barça Atlètic players from last season's squad.

For the next part of the pre-season manager Luis Enrique is expected to have back Barça Atlètic players who were a part of the first team's English tour. Espasandin, Rochina, Gai Assulin, Fontas, Montoya, Rueda, Dalmau, Muniesa & Jonathan dos Santos are expected to rejoin Barça Atlètic. While others like Jeffren may continue with the first team in the upcoming U.S. tour.

The only other absences were Thiago Alcantara and Romeu, who are still with the Spanish U19 team at the U19 European Championships. (read more here)

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Barcelona has officially announced that, besides seventeen first team players, eleven Barcelona youth players will travel to England for the training camp.

The eleven players are: right back defenders Martín Montoya (18) and Albert Dalmau (17), central defenders Marc Muniesa (17) and Andreu Fontàs (19), left back defender Víctor Espansandín (24), defensive midfielder José Rueda (21), attacking midfielder Jonathan Dos Santos (19), wingers Jeffren (21), Edu Oriol (22) and Gai Assulin (18) and centre forward Rubén Rochina (18).


Read more about several of these players here

Barcelona has today officially announced the transfer of Sant Andreu attacker Edu Oriol (22), who will play with Barcelona Atlètic in the third division next season.

Oriol, who passed the medical tests this morning, signed a two-year deal. Spanish third division club Sant Andreu had already officially confirmed the transfer last week. Edu Oriol is the first signing of Barcelona Atlètic this summer.

Edu Oriol, who can play on both wings, said that he was happy with the move: "This is the reward for long and hard work. How would I describe myself? I'm fast, technical and I work hard. I think I can add some experience to this team, also regarding the play-offs. When I've played against Barcelona, I always gave my best, because you never know..."

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Spanish third division club Sant Andreu officially announced yesterday that Sant Andreu attacker Eduardo Oriol García (22) will leave the club this summer and join Barcelona Atlètic.

Catalan sports paper El Mundo Deportivo, who says that Edu Oriol can play both in midfield as on the wings, claims that the Catalan player will soon sign a two-year contract with Barcelona (read more here).

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Catalan sports paper Sport claims that Barcelona has reached a deal with Sant Andreu forward Edu Oriol (22), who would become the first transfer of Barcelona Atlètic for next season.

Oriol, who joined third division club Sant Andreu last summer, had also received over the last week offers from Real Madrid and several second division clubs but has now decided to join Barcelona.

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