Pau Victor could be another 'Fermin Lopez' case at low cost

Pau Víctor is one of the players called up by Xavi Hernández for this Sunday's match at Granada. The absence of Lewandowski and Raphinha led to his presence on the squad list along with Marc Guiu, another home-grown striker who is only 17 years old. Pau Víctor's call-up is particularly noteworthy as he is seen as a player who is ready to make the step up at any time.

His case is very reminiscent of that of Fermín Lopez. Pau Víctor signed for Girona as a youth player and made his debut with the first team at the age of 18 under Francisco, the current coach of Rayo Vallecano, in a match against Alcorcón in 2019. In the following season (2020-21) he played seven games and three in the Copa del Rey, also under Francisco.

With the arrival of Michel, in the 21-22 campaign, he no longer played a leading role, although he was on the bench in Girona's historic promotion match in Tenerife. The Girona club felt that for the following season he needed to play more regularly and he was loaned to Sabadell in the Primera Federación.

As happened with Fermín in his year on loan at Linares, where he scored 12 goals, Pau Víctor grew enormously in the Arlequinado jersey, becoming one of the best players in the category. In a very needy team, Pau Víctor took the lead and scored 7 goals and distributed 6 assists and was key for Sabadell to even fight in the upper part of the classification in the final part of the season.

Vital at Sabadell

Pau Víctor stood out with vital goals, but also for his quality in passing. Especially remembered is a ride against Atlético Baleares, with Sabadell with ten players, running halfway down the pitch in stoppage time and setting up Gualda for the winning goal. A spectacular action of power and quality. The