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THE ARRIVAL OF DECO, KEY

The reasons that have led Jordi Cruyff to leave FC Barcelona

Published:17/05/2023 - 00:37h

Updated:17/05/2023 - 00:37h

Jordi Cruyff will leave the FC Barcelona board of directors on June 30, following in the footsteps of Mateu Alemany. Joan Laporta was betting on his continuity, but the Dutchman had compelling reasons for taking the step to the side

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As it expected after the exit of Mateu Alemany, Jordi Cruyff also confirmed his goodbye to the FC Barcelona to the term of the 2022/23. The current director of football culé will leave his charge the next 30 June and, although Joan Laporta bet by his continuity, the Dutch has opted for giving the step to the side, mainly, because of the arrival of Deco to the sportive direction.

For Cruyff, the continuity of Alemany was key to continue in the directive, since together traced the sportive planning of the 2023/24 from does already several weeks. However, the course of the Majorcan to the Aston Villa and the arrival of a Deco that expects to have autonomy to take decisions in what to signings refers precipitated his goodbye after two seasons in the club.

The reasons of the goodbye of Jordi Cruyff to the Barça

In this sense, in Catalonia Ràdio ensure that Jordi began to see his charge like something 'decorative' in the Barcelona directive. Cuyff Expected to have more leadership in the election of reinforcements and, although especuló with the arrival of Antonio Cord, with the one who worked in China and Ecuador, the signing of Deco marks a hit of important rudder for a Barça that, without crowbars, has to do important efforts this summer to be able to fichar.

This, added to the impossibility to perceive a higher wage, carried to the Dutch to feel uncomfortable in the sportive structure culé. Still like this, he and Alemany expect to leave resolved the majority of pending folders regarding signings and renewals before 30 June, having that LaLiga will give this week green light to the plan of economic feasibility approved by the partners.

Jordi no descarta go back to train

The another reason of weight for the goodbye of Jordi Cruyff has to see with the wish of the Dutch in going back to test luck in the benches. After two years in the offices of the Barcelona, the one of Ámsterdam argued to Laporta the research of "new challenges" that, possibly, translate in win them to train. Jordi does not direct from 2019, since in 2020 had signed with the ecuadorian selection of football, but the pandemia forced the suspension of the international football this year.

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