Sampdoria set eyes on Juan Miranda

From La Masia to Italy. The career path could be real, according to 'Tuttomercato'. The player is Juan Miranda, who plays for Barcelona, and is currently on loan at Schalke. The Serie A could be his chance to become an important player.

He isn't being so in the Bundesliga. Hence he took the decision to leave the side. This decision still isn't official, but it could be soon. The fact that Sampdoria are interested in him could be key to speeding up this process.

The most likely thing is that, if the deal takes place, it will be a loan. This season was the Barca youth academy graduate's first experience away from Barcelona and it didn't go down well because he didn't play as expected- just 5 games- so there might be a second chance.

Taking into account that the Italian side usually aren't as high in the league as Schalke, the player may have, this time, the chance to become an important player. This would be vital ahead of his return to Barcelona.