That Salma would wear the Barça shirt next season was a public domain secret. The 18-year-old from Aragon has been one of the revelations of the season (despite being injured in the first part of the campaign) and the Barça club, with the intention of securing talent for the future, has gone to all to incorporate it. Before the signing, however, there was a problem. Paralluelo had to decide: either sign for Barça or continue with athletics. The former Villarreal striker, who ended his contract this summer, had combined athletics in recent years as he burned stages on the grass. The brand new Barça player has collected several successes on the court, such as the Spanish youth championship and the absolute bronze on the smooth indoor track. But, after three seasons in the yellow team, he has finally opted for football, a condition of the Barça entity to formalize his signing. The decision has been complicated: “It has been difficult to give up a sport, but I had to take the step, and it could not be in a better place,” explains Paralluelo.
But Salma Paralluelo should not be classified only as a sprinter on the grass. “He can play in all three attacking positions. At Villarreal we could see him from the center forward, in the lower categories of the Spanish team starting from the left wing and I think he can also do it from the right. She is a player with the ability to overflow, powerful to overcome rivals, has a good foot to focus if she plays in outside lanes and also a good shot to finish the actions. his speed, “x-ray Mireia Vera, football analyst. It seems obvious that his power will be decisive, but his left foot is an assurance of decisive play and determination.
Margin of improvement
“I think he will enjoy many minutes, but I don’t think he is an undisputed starter. It should be noted that Salma made his debut in the First Division on March 20 against Levante just after recovering from a knee injury. He has only played eleven games in the top category and, therefore, it will be necessary to be patient “, acknowledges the analyst, who predicts a lot of room for improvement for the Aragonese striker. “I really want to learn, listen and get the best of all the players,” the player said in the first interview with Barça’s official media.
Despite being called up to the Spanish national team to play in the European Championship, Paralluelo has finally been sidelined due to a last-minute injury to the sole. With just over a month to go before the start of the league, the Aragonese is focusing all her efforts on recovering before entering a dressing room where she already knows many of her new teammates.
