This was the reception of Lionel Messi for the young Sergiño Dest

Published:4/10/2020 - 16:50h

Updated:5/10/2020 - 12:43h

Sergiño Dest, the new incorporation of the staff of the FC Barcelona, has shared as it was his first contact with Lionel Messi and with the rest of his mates

Sergiño Dest, the new right side of the staff of the FC Barcelona has shared, for the Dutch television 'US', as it was his meeting with his new mates of changing room and, especially, as it was the first expensive contact to face, with one of his idols, Lionel Messi, the first captain of the team blaugrana.

The North American player is present in the list of summoned of Ronald Koeman for the meeting, of the fifth day of LaLiga, in front of the Seville, in the Camp Nou. Before knowing that it will be able to have his first minutes like blaugrana, the young footballer has explained which were his feelings when sharing taquillas with the players of the team of the that is follower.

"Today I saw to all, to Messi also", explained, a thrilled Sergiño Dest, after his first training with the group. "Messi does not speak English, but was very special to know it. Really I could not understand what was what said me, but while both are smiling, everything is well, truth?", it declared, between laughs, the exjugador of the Ajax, recognising his fault of understanding with the captain.

During the interview, the young footballer went back to explain the reason of his election by the team blaugrana, in case it had not remained already sufficiently clear in the press conference of his presentation: "I Chose the Barcelona because I always dreamed with playing in the Barça", commented Dest, with the smile of a person that finish to fulfil a dream of the infancy.

Ronaldinho, one of the referents of Sergiño Dest

In his statements also could discover that Lionel Messi has not been the only idol blaugrana of the new incorporation. As any culé that have 19 springs his referent futbolístico is the 'Gaucho': "Ronaldinho is my idol and is a legend of the club here. When me enteré of the interest of the Barça, no had to it to me think a lot".

It is true that the Brazilian extreme was the fixation of all the boys of the period. Nevertheless, his admiration by the players with big technical and electrical skill desborde, allow us do us an idea of the offensive mentality of the new side of the Barça. Compare it with Dani Alves is a lot of pressure for the recently arrived, but of illusions also lives .