Bernal has been with Barcelona's academy right from the Prebenjamin stage, i.e. the under 7-under 8 stage of his career. Right from then, he has been one of the team's top goalscorers. He arrived in Catalonia as the top scorer of his former team, Gimnastic de Manresa, for their Prebenjamin side, and continued his form for Barcelona's corresponding category with 58 goals in 28 appearances.
When it comes to attacking output across an entire calendar year, FC Barcelona still set a benchmark that even one of Europe's most potent offences in 2025 could not surpass. Barcelona's incredible 180-goal haul in 2015 remains the official record for the most goals scored in a calendar year by any club in football history. That tally was achieved under then-manager Luis Enrique, with a frontline boasting Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar, who combined for the lion's share of those strikes
Earlier in the summer, Dusan Vlahovic had emerged as one of the potential attacking targets for Barcelona. The Catalans, after all, were looking for someone who could serve as a long-term replacement for the ageing Robert Lewandowski. Vlahovic, to that end, had emerged as the ideal candidate due to his style of play and what he can offer inside the box. Barcelona no longer interested in Vlahovic
