Spanish academy chooses 15 Azerbaijani footballers to train in Barcelona

The Spanish football academy Marset, under a cooperation contract with the Azerbaijan Sports Talent Academy (ASTA), has selected 15 children to join the academy.

According to azerisport.com, Marset's coaches screened 51 talents born in 2008-09 and selected 15 of them to go to Barcelona this September. They will train for four years.

They are Elbrus Kerimov, Nadir Nasibli, Tunjay Ahmedov, Sinan Mehtiyev, Ariz Karimov, Alibaba Fataliyev, Tunar Rzayev, Sahil Askarli, Addis Ismailov, Mahammad Chodarov, Murad Aliyev, Punkhan Karimov, Sattar Tahirzada, Atadjan Mammadov and Kamran Ismailov. All of them will study Spanish before going to Barcelona.

Recall that Marset's coaches Ragel Felipe and Rivero Arias have been selecting children offered by ASTA at the Baku Olympic Stadium for several days in a row.