CHELSEA And JUVE ALSO INTERESTED
The reason by which Ilaix was not fichado by the Manchester City
Published:14/03/2021 - 13:15h
Updated:14/03/2021 - 13:53h
The father of Ilaix insisted in that it remained in the Barça in spite of the interest that other clubs had in him. Even they were very near to travel to Manchester to close a negotiation with the City, but to last hour cancelled
The renewal of Ilaix Moriba was not a simple subject for the FC Barcelona. Several clubs were after his track, while the Barcelona entity gave him long to the operation and did not concretise an agreement. However, it has finished remaining in the first team, and the speculations on his signing remained like an anecdote.
In accordance with Mamady, father of the player, was all an odyssey attain the signature with the Barça: "The negotiations did not advance. We gather us with Txiki Begiristain (sportive director of the Manchester City) and explained us all his project. It liked us because they bet a lot by him. Some weeks afterwards had the notes to travel to Manchester and sign the agreement".
Nevertheless, it ensures that it decided to finish with the plan: "I cancelled It this same morning that had to go for there. I wanted that Ilaix was an example and referent for the next generations of the Barça. His friends had gone . If he remained , was a proof that the Barça bet by the canteranos. And we achieve to arrive to an agreement that came off well all".
Other clubs also interested by Ilaix
Teams like Chelsea, the Juventus, the Borussia Dortmund and later the RB Leipzig showed his intention of ficharlo. However, Abidal denied this possibility and opted for retaining it in the Barça, according to the father of Ilaix: "Abidal and Bakero were keys so that the Barça bet by my son, dumped with us so that we did not go us and convinced to other that Ilaix had to follow of Barcelona".
Besides, it wanted that his son formed part of the FC Barcelona: "From the first day that seat us to negotiate, I said that it wanted to that my son remained in the Barça. A day raised me and went to The Farm without representatives. I said them 'it loves me the Barça but have to do an effort so that Ilaix remain , do not want to go us'. Money won much more went. It knew that the trainers of The Farm wanted to it and wanted to remain us. It was a difficult situation".