After the friendly match against Tottenham, the Barcelona coach swept aside the various transfer window topics that concern his club.
FC Barcelona played their last friendly match of the off-season against Tottenham on Tuesday. On behalf of the Trofeo Gamper, the Blaugrana won 4 to 2. At the end of this confrontation, Xavi appeared before the journalists. He could not avoid questions about the hot issues of the transfer window.
Xavi evasive on the Neymar case
The Blaugrana coach first mentioned the Ousmane Dembélé case. For him, it is recorded, the French will no longer be part of his workforce. ‘We need reinforcements after Dembele leaves’he confided.
The former Rennes player’s commitment to the French champions has also been confirmed by Mateu Alemany, the club’s vice-president. “Dembele is on his way to Paris. They still have to sign a few documents.”
Xavi then spoke about Neymar, whose name is circulating insistently on the Camp Nou side. “I can’t say anything about the names of the other teams. We’ll see what we can do by 08/31 but I can’t say anything about the names. Last year I said the name of a player from another team and they got mad at me.
Finally, the Barcelona coach focused on the problem of signing players, which resurfaces before each start of the season. “The board is calm about this, last year we were in a similar situation”he assured.
