Oriane Goren Conquers Barcelona: "The Biggest Compliment an Israeli Has Ever Received"

Barcelona is currently at a special training camp in England ahead of the new season and is already preparing for its first preparatory match against Birmingham City. One of the most intriguing names in the extended squad is the 17-year-old Israeli midfielder, Oriane Goren.

Goren, who has been marked for some time as one of the most prominent talents in Barcelona's youth departments, received an extraordinary compliment this week from team star Fermín López, who is also at the camp after missing the World Cup due to an injury.

When López was asked at a press conference which young players impressed him the most at the camp, he replied:

"Everyone is very good, I will especially mention Ibrahima Tounkara and Oriane Goren."

Even earlier, with the start of training, the media in Spain constantly praised the Israeli midfielder and described him as "one of the greatest talents to emerge from La Masia in recent years." In Spain, it was noted that despite his young age, coach Hansi Flick did not hesitate to integrate Goren into the first team's training sessions and give him the opportunity to work alongside the stars of the senior squad.

The club sees the pre-season as an ideal opportunity for him to continue the development process at the highest level and gain experience ahead of the upcoming season, despite the great competition for his place.

The echo of the praise reached Israel quickly as well. The leading Barcelona fan group in Israel, "Barça Mania," which operates on Facebook, reacted with great excitement to López's quote and the reports in Spain, writing that it is "probably the biggest compliment an Israeli player has ever received at Barcelona."