", Comedian John Mulaney, 40, recorded his latest Netflix special, , Since 2020, the former Saturday Night Live writer entered recovery for his drug addiction, filed for. ', McGuane has seen the English talent in his age group close up. He feared his progress might stall. Jose Mari Bakero, a crucial midfield cog in the 1992 European Cup-winning team alongside Guardiola, Ronald Koeman and Michael Laudrup, is now the club's head of youth football. Two months after joining Barca, the defensive-minded midfielder became the first English player to feature for the club's first team since Gary Lineker 29 years earlier. Oxford defeated Forests [] Barca B are currently fourth in the table and among the favourites to win promotion back to the second division this season. The midfielder impressed on loan from Nottingham Forest earlier this season and joins on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. 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He called his accountant to block access to his own money. I felt the impact straight away, McGuane told iNews. 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The midfielder replaced Aleix Vidal in the 77th minute of the Catalan Super Cup final. He is still impressing for Villas U23s and U18 team, as well as in the England youth set-up. After that temporary stint in Holland, McGuane signed for Nottingham Forest on a permanent basis in February 2020. Then he stares at the montage on the wall. In a grab for attention, he left out a copy of the newspaper with a story about his going to rehab and pretended to stage the discovery of the article. McGuane says: 'It's a competitive league. He received his senior debut in the Spanish Super Cup a month after arriving and quickly became a mainstay in the B team's starting XI under Gerard Lopez. Bakero says: 'We've brought Marcus here with the idea he can eventually go to the first team. With Ilaix Moriba impressing at youth level too, the club had a lot of options and were already thinking McGuane wasnt good enough. He is effusive in his praise. 'I didn't have any conversations with him,' he says. He came on as a 79th-minute substitute for Reiss Nelson as Arsenal won 42. It happened on a Thursday before a game. Read also: Karl Robinson sets out Oxford United's schedule leading up to Burton. They wouldnt dare. Danny has had the pleasure of interviewing Gary Lineker, Lennox Lewis, Amir Khan, Adebayo Akinfenwa, David Haye and Joe Root. The most important thing for me now is feeling comfortable, he added. It is hard to reject the Catalans, due to their history and their status as a true football giant, even though the financial package was significantly smaller than what the Parisians were offering. ', Marcus McGuane points to Cesc Fabregas's name on the wall at Barcelona's La Masia academy, McGuane is still settling into life in Spain, having only joined the club from Arsenal in January, Former Arsenal starlet Marcus McGuane made his Barcelona debut in the Catalan Super Cup, McGuane came on for the final 15 minutes of the match against Espanyol, which Barca won, He had been invited to train with the first team on the day Sportsmail caught up with him, A young McGuane poses with cutouts of Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto'o at the Nou Camp, McGuane, aged six, sits under Cesc Fabregas's shirt in the dressing room at the Emirates, Jose Mari Bakero (left) andBojan Krkic Snr (right) are both effusive in their praise of McGuane, McGuane was speaking to Sportsmail's Adam Crafton at La Masia Academy in Barcelona, McGuane was highly thought of at Arsenal and made his debut in the Europa League this term, Every day in Barcelona appears to bring new joy for McGuane, He is now playing regularly for Barcelona B, in front of crowds of 25,000 in Spain's second tier, McGuane's path is set to become a familiar one for a lot of English youngsters in the future, 22:30 08 Mar 2018, updated 08:27 09 Mar 2018, Barcelona's shock deal for Arsenal starlet Marcus McGuane completes five-player spree as club attempt to stop B team from being relegated, Ex-Arsenal starlet Marcus McGuane poised for Barcelona debut and could become first English player for the Catalonians since Gary Lineker, Ex-Arsenal starlet Marcus McGuane makes Barcelona debut and becomes first Englishman to feature for the Catalan side since Gary Lineker, Barcelona 0-0 Espanyol (4-2 pens): Reserve goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen is shootout hero in Catalonia Super Cup. Discover Marcus McGuane's Biography, Age, Height, Physical At first, Mulaney was worried about being recognized at the rehab center. Editors' Code of Practice. McGuane was a product of the Arsenal academy at Hale End. Oh my God. // -->,