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Barcelona coach Setien calls up new signing Manaj

New Barcelona B striker Rey Manaj took part in the first-team training session on Wednesday ahead of their Copa del Rey clash against Leganes.

The 22-year-old signed for Barcelona from Albacete just over a week ago and he played his first game for the B team against Egea last Saturday.

Manaj could make the squad list for the Copa tie against Leganes, despite being Barcelona B's only striker at the moment.

Barca coach Quique Setien said of the Copa tie: "Controlling the game is our main objective. We want to try to avoid getting hit on the counter-attack.

"We will take the initiative for the large part of the game.

"Like all games, it will not be easy because [Leganes] don't have much to lose.

"They will play calmly, while for us it is very important. We want to get through the tie and continue in the competition."

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