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sport news Barcelona midfielder Ilaix Moriba LEFT OUT of reserve team squad for friendly ...
sport news Barcelona midfielder Ilaix Moriba LEFT OUT of reserve team squad for friendly ...
Barcelona midfielder Ilaix Moriba LEFT OUT of reserve team's squad for friendly match as club play hardball in contract negotiations...a day after president Joan Laporta said the club had to 'send a message' to 18-year-old Barcelona midfielder Ilaix Moriba was dropped by the reserve team for a friendly Moriba, who played 14 LaLiga games last season, is yet to sign a new contract President Joan Laporta said the stand-off with Moriba left him with 'a bad taste'

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Barcelona's attempts to sign promising young midfielder Ilaix Moriba to a new contract took an unexpected twist after the club's reserve team left him out of the squad for a pre-season friendly.

Moriba, who made 14 LaLiga appearances last season for Barca, was included in the B team's (reserve) squad for a training camp in Vall d'en Bas, Catalonia.

But the 18-year-old was left out of the matchday squad for a friendly against UE Olot in what has been perceived as a powerplay by Barca in tense contract negotiations.

Barcelona midfielder Ilaix Moriba was left out of the reserve team's squad for a friendly game

Barcelona midfielder Ilaix Moriba was left out of the reserve team's squad for a friendly game

The move is being described as a powerplay from Barca in tense contract negotiations

The move is being described as a powerplay from Barca in tense contract negotiations 

Moriba made the step up from Barca's reserve team to the first team last January and really impressed Ronald Koeman in the latter half of the

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