Hansi Flick includes Alvaro Cortes in Barcelona's first-team plans
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 13, 2026, 9:00 AM
Last updated Aug 13, 2026
Hansi Flick has informed Alvaro Cortes that he is part of his first-team plans at Barcelona this season. The 21-year-old centre-back impressed during pre-season, increasing his chances for meaningful playing time. Despite this, Barcelona may still seek to sign another centre-back, which could alter the current situation. Cortes is keen to stay and succeed at his boyhood club, but he requires assurance of playing opportunities.
- •Flick values youth and plans to include Cortes in the squad.
- •Cortes has performed well in pre-season, bolstering his chances for involvement.
- •Barcelona may yet sign another defender before the transfer window closes.
- •Cortes wants confirmation of playing time if he remains with the first team.
- 9:00 AMYahoo Sports — Flick tells promising Barcelona defender he is part of his first-team plans – report
"Hansi Flick may have come to Barcelona as a foreign manager without any previous connection to the Catalan club, but he has embodied the club’s spirit to perfection.One of his first and smartest dec...
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