# Barcelona calls up 17-year-old winger to first-team training

Hansi Flick includes 17-year-old Jesse Bisiwu in Barcelona's first-team training sessions.

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Hansi Flick, manager of FC Barcelona, included 17-year-old winger Jesse Bisiwu in first-team training sessions. [^1]

Mikel Arteta, Xabi Alonso, and Andoni Iraola, who currently manage Arsenal, Chelsea, and Athletic Club respectively, all played for the Antiguoko youth club in San Sebastian. [^2]

FC Barcelona confirmed that Jesse Bisiwu suffered only a minor contusion to his ankle during the Copa Catalunya final. [^3]

Jesse Bisiwu is a 17-year-old Belgian attacking talent who signed for FC Barcelona this summer. [^4]

Alvaro Parra, a former Antiguoko teammate, stated that the team from the '81 and '82 generations was known as the 'Basque Dream Team' and won all the leagues. [^5]

Mikel Arteta told Sky Sports that the people at Antiguoko ignited a belief in him that he would become one of the best footballers in the country. [^6]

Roberto Montiel, the long-serving coach and vice-president of Antiguoko, recalled that the old pitch was made of small stones like gravel and became heavy when wet. [^7]

FC Barcelona had no doubts regarding the signing of Jesse Bisiwu, ratifying him as a top talent. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Hansi Flick, manager of FC Barcelona, included 17-year-old winger Jesse Bisiwu in first-team training sessions. (Yahoo! Sports, News)
2. Mikel Arteta, Xabi Alonso, and Andoni Iraola, who currently manage Arsenal, Chelsea, and Athletic Club respectively, all played for the Antiguoko youth club in San Sebastian. (Sky Sports, News)
3. FC Barcelona confirmed that Jesse Bisiwu suffered only a minor contusion to his ankle during the Copa Catalunya final. (Yahoo! Sports, News)
4. Jesse Bisiwu is a 17-year-old Belgian attacking talent who signed for FC Barcelona this summer. (Yahoo! Sports, News)
5. Alvaro Parra, a former Antiguoko teammate, stated that the team from the '81 and '82 generations was known as the 'Basque Dream Team' and won all the leagues. (Sky Sports, News)
6. Mikel Arteta told Sky Sports that the people at Antiguoko ignited a belief in him that he would become one of the best footballers in the country. (Sky Sports, News)
7. Roberto Montiel, the long-serving coach and vice-president of Antiguoko, recalled that the old pitch was made of small stones like gravel and became heavy when wet. (Sky Sports, News)
8. FC Barcelona had no doubts regarding the signing of Jesse Bisiwu, ratifying him as a top talent. (Yahoo! Sports, News)

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