It finally happened! Koeman and Depay meet again at Barça

Memphis Depay Executed this Tuesday his first training like player of the FC Barcelona in the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper. In his arrival, the forward lived a special reunion with Ronald Koeman, technician with which coincided in the selection of Holland and that it was one of the main agents of his arrival to the Camp Nou.

According to the showed by the own Barcelona club through the social networks, Koeman was especially near to Memphis during his first session of work, and gave him the welcome official to the team, leaving an entrañable image of complicity between both that caused the joy of the fans culés.

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Afterwards of his first training in the Ciutat Esportiva, Memphis Depay will go back to exercise with his new mates during the afternoon of this Tuesday to prepare the debut of the pre-season against the Nàstic, this Wednesday to the 19.00 hours in the Estadi Johan Cruyff, although the flamante signing of the Barça will not have minutes in front of the fault of entrenos and shooting.

A wish fulfilled

From his arrival to the bench of the Barcelona club, Ronald Koeman always had insisted in the contracting of Memphis Depay. And it went until the arrival of Joan Laporta, and the fulfillment of the agreement of the Dutch forward with the Lyon, that finally could suceder his contracting by the Barça. The ariete will be player culé until 2023 and will be presented officially this Thursday.

Like this then , it fulfilled one of the querencias of Koeman. And thanks to that Holland arrived until eighth of final of the Eurocopa, could have the presence of the forward to only a week after having started with the pre-season. It expects to put it to tone while it expects the arrival of Sergio Agüero, mate and competition in the position.

Hard challenge

Determine the owner of the position of leading centre will be a hard challenge for Ronald Koeman, as it has several elements to cover said function. Memphis Depay, Sergio Agüero, Antoine Griezmann and Martin Braithwaite (these in the door of exit of the Camp Nou), to the equal that Ousmane Dembélé and Ansu Fati, those who are lesionados, but in his return will be candidates to fulfil the mentioned role in the front of attack.