Eight youngsters train with Barça as they prepare for Japan tour

On Friday, the fifth day of preseason for the 2019/20 season, Ernesto Valverde called up eight B team players to train with Barcelona's first team. 

Barça have a double session on Friday as they prepare for their trip to Japan, where they will face Chelsea and Andres Iniesta's Vissel Kobe in the Rakuten Cup. 

Without Marc Cucurella, who has joind Getafe on loan with an option to buy, but with the new signings De Jong, Neto and Griezmann, who are quickly adapting to the group, the highlighted absence was Rafinha, who worked in the gym. 

There weree eight B team players called up: Riqui Puig, Araujo, Guillem, Oriol Busquets, Collado, Monchu, Carles Pérez and Iñaki Peña. Several of them could travel to Japan. 

Once back from Asia, Barça face Arsenal in the Joan Gamper at Camp Nou before heading to the United States to play Napoli twice.