The Dutch team, Ajax announced the 16 -year -old midfielder, Eloi Gomez. He will play for the U17 team, Ajax's third reserve team, and signed a contract until 2028. He was compared to Frenchie de Jong.
Eloi Gomez Saus was born in 2009, decided to leave Barca to sign a contract with Ajax. He will play for the Amsterdam capital team at least 2028, because 3 is the maximum number of years that a player under 18 years old can sign a contract.
“Eloi is a typical assistant midfielder of Ajax”, Marijn Bueker – the club's football director explained the reason for recruiting him. “He is often the center of the gameplay, actively controlling the ball and likes to play attacks. He combines intelligence with skillful techniques to play football with just one or two touches,” the director commented.
The young midfielder was born in Gironella, the urban area of Catalunya and joined Barca at the age of 8, quickly became a prominent player at the famous training furnace La Masia. Last year, Eloi was honored as the Best Player (MVP) of the Marveld tournament, a title that other Spanish players have won as Jordi Alba (2004), Samu Saiz (2006) and Jose Pozo (2011).
“The fact that Ajax plays with Barca is very important to me. It is one of the reasons I signed a contract with Ajax,” Eloi explained that he left La Masia to go to Ajax to develop more talent.
Regarding the ideas that his play is like a Barca star and a former Ajax player, Frenchie de Jong, Eloi emphasized: “He is one of the players I admire. I also love Rodri's way of playing (Man City)”.
Although it can be said that coach Hansi Flick has quickly brought some young players to the first team since taking over the position of the Barca head coach in the summer of 2024, the club also had to accept to let some players leave due to lack of opportunities – and Gomez is the latest case. Sergi Dominguez and Noah Darvich, who joined Dinamo Zagreb and Stuttgart in the early summer, could also be considered in this list.