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Barcelona Complete Signing of 16-Year-Old Ajay Tavares From Norwich After FIFA Green Light

FIFA's written clearance ended a bureaucratic delay, allowing the England youth winger to be registered with Barça's under-19s.

Overview

  • Barcelona’s academy announced Tavares’ incorporation to Juvenil A after he arrived in Catalonia and passed a medical.
  • FIFA approval resolved earlier paperwork issues that had stalled the January agreement between the clubs.
  • Norwich City confirmed his exit, with sporting director Ben Knapper praising the academy graduate’s development.
  • Tavares holds a Portuguese passport, enabling an EU move at 16 despite post‑Brexit restrictions on British minors transferring abroad.
  • Media reports say he signed a two-year deal through summer 2028 with a planned pathway from Juvenil A to Barça Atlètic, and Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig were among clubs that had shown interest.