Transfer of Jordi Alba to the Barcelona paid the budget of the Cornellà

Afterwards to happen seven years in the inferior categories, to go through Alevines, Childish and two seasons in the Cadet B, Jordi Alba remained without square in the Barcelona and fichó by the Cornellà in 2006. In the club that went the rival of the Barcelona in the semifinal of the Supercopa this Thursday only was a season, but incorporated it to the staff of his basic football by 6.000 euros.

Once there, it played in the juvenile category of 2º year and marked 3 goals in 15 parties. However, when oficializó the signing of Alba in 2012, the Cornellà sued to the club valencianista an important quantity by the revaloración of the player, figures in that moment situated between 700.000 and 900.000 euros.

The then president of the Cornellà, José Gálvez, explained that "it does not treat of the rights of training, but of one of the points contemplated in the agreement" made in his day between the Barcelona and the group valencianista. "It will be anyway a quantity that would cover all the budget of the Cornellà", cleared.

Jordi Alba saves a lot of relation with the Cornellà. Even in the referred club have him a big appreciate to the central of the Barcelona. The appreciate is such that the room of training and video of the new Municipal Stadium of calls 'Jordi Alba' in recognition to the player.

In the final of the Supercopa

During the final of the Supercopa between the Barcelona and the AthleticBilbao , the role of Alba did not happen unobserved so much in the goals of the Barcelona as in the tie of the team of "The Lions". The side arrived with depth by the left band and did him a pass to Messi so that this could fusilar to Unai Simón. Until three defences of the group of Marcelino launched to the floor to avoid the shot of the Argentinian, and achieved it. This yes, the Barça had luck because the ball fell to the feet of Griezmann, that with a shot raso surpassed to Simón.

This played celebrated it the players of the Barça, overcoat Jordi Alba. The side saw as it went back him to go out one of his played favourite. Receive in left, assist to Messi to annotate a goal of the same form in that it has done it many times. And still today still it goes out him.

The second goals

However, little it lasted him the joy to Alba. Justo in the played following, the Athletic empató. And yes, Alba went out in the equal photography that in the played previous, but now was not positive to go out in her. Iñaki Williams completed a pass that surprised to Jordi Alba and this took advantage of it Of Marcos, that arrived from backwards and without opposition surpassed to a Ter Stegen to annotate him a goal.

If there is something that defines to Alba is his insistence. Always it goes up by the band and tries to help in the attack. This tenacity has rewards. And like this it was. His was the assistance also of the second goal of Griezmann afterwards that it received a pass of Dembélé, raised the head and saw to the French, to the that gave him a balloon that only had to be shot to the goal of the Bilbao. But when it seemed that all had finished, goal of Villalibre, that was enabled by an error of Jordi Alba. For well or for bad Alba is determinant.