André Gomes was allocated to be the successor of Andrés Iniesta in the FC Barcelona. Him fichó for this of Valencia, but never was to the height of the expectations that put on his shoulders. It did not shine in any moment and happened big part of his stage like Barcelona in the bench. Precisely therefore, the club decided to give off of him this past summer.
With Yerry Mina the case was entirely distinct. The technical office culé fichó to the central youngster Colombian like project of future. Only it cost 12 million euros and arrived to the Barça in the market of signings of winter of the 2018. In his first months like barcelonista did not leave good feelings and hardly played. But his big World-wide of Russia with Colombia catapulted him and called the attention of several clubs of Europe.
The Everton was the team that interested by the situation of both players and put in contact with the Barcelona to propose them something. The 'toffees' wanted to remain to Mine in property and offered 30 million euros by him. The Barcelona did not doubt when seeing that in hardly some months almost could triplicar what paid him to the Palmeiras and accepted. Gomes Left yielded to Liverpool to see if it could recover his best level with the Everton.
But the operations were not so simple as it seems, as it explains the technical secretary of the Everton, Dave Harrison. It seems that the time threw him on to the 'toffees', that even had to travel to Spain to close it all and do the pertinent medical proofs. The market of English signings closed in 48 hours and if they had not decided to do this could not have done the signings.
"It did evident some 48 hours before the deadline that would have to conclude both agreements in Barcelona. The logistics of the medical proofs and the transfer of players to several places did not go to work, and the easiest form to treat with them was to go to Spain to do it in person", explained Harrison to hint that the Everton was near to remain without the two footballers.
The Barça put all the eases
The barcelonistas tried to put everything of his part so that the Everton could close the operation that would carry to the two players to Liverpool. Like this it explains it his sportive director. "The Barcelona like club was very complaciente with us and gave us access to the doctors in the hospitals that use. Had a meeting with them, that tried us help. The day of closing of the market already begin to work to first hour of the morning, organise the medical appointments, the meetings of agents and the editorial of the documents", ensured Dave Harrison.