January begins with a valuable victory for Barça in Mallorca (“historic, it’s worth an empire,” confessed a relieved Xavi, overcome the anguish of playing with an unrecognizable eleven) and with Ferran torres, the second signing of the winter after Dani alves, stepping on the Camp Nou for its official presentation. “Having two coaches like Guardiola and Luis Enrique helps me adapt to Barça DNA,” the player confessed.
“It was very clear to me. I went to City to return to one of the great clubs in Spain. When Barça transmitted me, I did not think about it. I am prepared, I am ambitious, I like great challenges. It is an opportunity for me “said the 21-year-old forward, convinced that he will be able to succeed at the Camp Nou.
It is time for reconstruction at the Barça club, days in which Mateo Alemán, soccer director, wants to undertake the first part of the plan to escape the crisis. There will be a lot of movement in this winter market. “We are rebuilding, building a team with very young people. Everyone has a present and also a future. A new stage begins, which will once again be splendid,” said Laporta, indicating that Barça “has returned.”
The president is so convinced that he can take over the signing of Haaland. “Everything is possible, everything is possible. The great players want to come to Barça”, said the leader, insisting that “the winter market does not depend on CVC” because the board does not contemplate resorting to this means of financing to reinforce the team.
“I hope I can be even before the Super Cup, I feel better and better from the injury”
Ferran Torres, Barça forward
“We are working so that before Sunday we can have the possibility of registering him in the League,” Alemany revealed, agreeing that he will find the right formula to give Xavi that new record in attack. “I hope I can be even before the Super Cup, I feel better and better from the injury. I want to take Barça where it deserves,” he said after showing his “tranquility” on the issue of fair play. “I think it will be done.”
– FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_cat) January 3, 2022
Or that, wait, at least, the executive who has designed the roadmap together with Joan Laporta, the president, with the absolute complicity of Xavi, who wants a ‘nine’ yes or yes to alleviate the problems with the goal. Morata, the Juventus forward, is the chosen one, after United rejected the departure of Cavani, another of the scorers that interested the Barça club.
But the idea of Barça is to also lighten the salary mass of the squad (Coutinho, Umtiti, Neto, Luuk de Jong are on the exit ramp) to allow the entry of the two who have already arrived (Alves and Ferran Torres), in addition of what is yet to come. Until now, winter was a season where the club only did tinkering. DavidsIn 2004, it was much more strategic and decisive than even imagined.
Coutinho, Boateng, Murillo ….
And when he wanted to invest (Coutinho in 2018 was the most expensive in history) to meaningfully modify the team’s direction, he failed miserably. Four years later they want to get rid of the Brazilian. Boateng and Murillo (winter 2019) were assignments that were not understood then. Not now with the passage of time either.
“It is a dream to wear this shirt, we already know the greatness that Barça has and I will give everything I have inside to take the club where it deserves”
Ferran Torres, Barça forward
Ferran wants to change that negative trend. And accompanied by Laporta he appeared on a sunny morning at the Camp Nou with the public that was in the stands since the training was open doors, a tradition for Christmas. “I have learned a lot from Pep, he has helped me play as a forward,” said the former City player.
“We have room to register Dani Alves. It will be done between today or tomorrow”
Mateu Alemany, Barça football director
“I want to thank the president and the club for giving me this confidence. It is a dream to wear this shirt, we already know the greatness that Barça has and I will give everything I have inside to take the club where it deserves,” said the player Valencian, ready to debut as soon as possible, although he should be registered in the League when there is the appropriate salary margin.
🔊 The Director of Soccer, Mateu Alemany, talks about the situation of @Dembouz pic.twitter.com/7xaDUq7V0Z
– FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_cat) January 3, 2022
“We have room to register Dani. It will be done between today or tomorrow,” Alemany specified, indicating that “when sufficient fair play is generated in departures, it will be said if it is necessary to make more signings. That is our plan. In this month of January these steps can take place until the market ends, “added the football director.
“No meeting on Dembélé is scheduled, there have been contacts for five months with his agents. They already know the situation”
Mateu Alemany, Barça football director
“No meeting on the Dembélé case is scheduled, there have been contacts with his agents for five months. They already know the situation. They know very well what we want. We want him to stay. I can only say that they know all the scenarios We are waiting for a definitive response from Dembélé. The club has very clear measures, “said Alemany.
It’s here
👋 @ FerranTorres20 pic.twitter.com/y5ZE1WqohT– FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) January 3, 2022
“The injury is almost healed. In almost nothing I will be trying to give joy to the culers. Having two coaches like Guardiola and Luis Enrique helps me to adapt to the Barça DNA, “said the forward, whom Laporta wanted to thank for the effort he made to arrive at the Camp Nou.
“Today is a great day. Ferran has shown a lot of desire to come to Barça and I want to thank him,” the president stressed. “He has preferred Barça to show his virtues and extraordinary quality. We will surely enjoy it, added the manager, who hugged the forward when he said goodbye to the public by the Camp Nou band with contagious smiles both.
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Ferran Torres, Barça forward
I was euphoric Laporta showing the Camp Nou to the new signing, with German observing, already in a more discreet way, all the movements of the new signing. An essential piece for Xavi because it will allow him to have more resources in the Barça attack. “I have always said that my preferred position is the extreme right,” he reiterated.
🎙@JoanLaportaFCB: “We are working to have the salary margin and enroll Ferran. In addition, the technical secretary does not stop building a great team” pic.twitter.com/J2mIbHp8XW
– FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) January 3, 2022
“All the important players have Barça as a reference and we are working to reinforce the squad. It is a squad in reconstruction, we will soon see the resurgence of Barça”
Laporta, president of Barça
“Everyone can prepare because we have returned. And we have returned wanting to do very well,” proclaims Laporta
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“It is a squad in reconstruction, soon we will see the resurgence of Barça. Everyone can be preparing because we have returned. And we have returned wanting to do very well,” said Laporta. “The resurgence of Barça is a reality, the football market has realized it. All prepared because I am convinced that we will improve the team.”
Barça’s plan is to sign up Alves in the next few hours, do the same with Ferran Torres before Sunday and then look for more player exits to reinforce the team. If Dembélé does not accept the offer that he has already had for weeks, his future is increasingly complicated at the Camp Nou, without even ruling out an exit in this winter market.
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Eddie is an Australian news reporter with over 9 years in the industry and has published on Forbes and tech crunch.