Not easy this summer transfer window for FC Barcelona. Already forced to deal with limited finances, the Catalan club must above all manage to complete its workforce while dealing with many internal disagreements. And with each time Xavi at the heart of the action. It started with Joan Laporta, its president. The latter is ready to grant certain wishes of his coach, but he tried to impose rookies on him.
We inevitably think of Neymar. Laporta wanted the Brazilian back. The operation was going to be very complicated, but the boss of Barça knew that with the PSG player, he would find a world-class element capable of attracting people to the stadium and especially many sponsors. Categorical refusal of Xavi. And now, it is with Deco that the Blaugrana coach must deal. Replacing Mateu Alemany, the former midfielder is now the new strongman of the transfer window. But in Barcelona, no one is fooled and everyone quickly detected disagreements between the Portuguese and the Spaniard. So much so that Xavi had to swear in a press conference that all these rumors were exaggerated.
Disagreements between Deco and Xavi
“I’ve known about Mateu for days. It’s a decision made by the club. We have worked very well. That doesn’t mean I speak badly of Deco’s arrival. It was said that I didn’t have a good relationship with Deco, that’s a lie. Mateu did an amazing job. You can’t understand today’s Barça without Mateu and Jordi Cruyff. I am very comfortable with Deco. I think we will do a very good job. The debate is closed. I love Deco, just like I loved Mateu and Jordi. I wish him good luck wherever he goes. » But once again, the facts prove that the little internal war is not over.
Sport announces that this week should be decisive for the arrival of the side João Cancelo. The Lusitanian should be loaned by Manchester City, with an option to buy. What does not suit Deco. At a time when Barça are trying to sign João Félix, Xavi, who does not want him, has agreed to let the Colchonero come if Barça signs some players he has requested and Canecelo is one of them. Except that Sport adds that Deco wants to recruit the young resident of Valladolid Ivan Fresneda (18) instead of Cityzen and insisted with Xavi to change his mind. The Catalan sporting director explained that the option to buy Cancelo would be too expensive and that it was better to bet now on a more accessible youngster who will stay more than one season in Barcelona. Xavi said no. Deco has faded away, but long-term cohabitation promises to be strewn with pitfalls.
