Boluwatife Balogun is inching closer to making his official debut for the first team of Barcelona.
He recently trained with the senior squad of the La Liga powerhouse for the first time since arriving the club from Lens.
Despite manager Luis Enrique voicing his satisfaction with the performance of Balogun, the highly rated starlet is refusing to get carried away, as he's aware that he needs to keep working harder to break into the first team.
''I trained with the first team last Friday, that's how it's being done once in a while, '' Boluwatife Balogun said to SL10.ng.
''Training with Barcelona first team is a dream come true, but playing with them in an official match will be awesome.
''The coach applauded us after the training session. It was my first time of training with the first team, and as footballers we do get nervous at times.''
The attacking midfielder has nothing but praise for Barcelona poster boy Lionel Messi, after he was mesmerized by the skills of the Argentina international during the practice session.
''I have been coming across Barcelona stars, but I was closer to my role model Andrés Iniesta.
''Lionel Messi...., I have not seen any player that can be compared to him. He is a very good role model for many players out there.
''My target with the Juvenil A squad for the rest of this season is to win every title we play for,''
Balogun concluded. Boluwatife Balogun has been at La Masia Academy for the past two years, and he has opted to represent Nigeria at international level, ahead of France and Holland.
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