The reasons why Barça bet on Wijnaldum and reject Thiago

The centre of the field is one of the most important zones of the football and a lot of teams have showed that being upper in the half usually finish being it in the meeting. In the case of the FC Barcelona this earns even more importance, since the best Barça has arrived with a dominant midfield. By this reason, the Catalans pretend to reinforce this position in front of the already confirmed exit of Ivan Rakitic and the one of Arturo Vidal that also it will confirm in brief.

The culés, that are in grave economic problems by fault of the crisis of the coronavirus, have combed the market after the arrival of Ronald Koeman in search of a footballer that fit with the needs of the team and with the short budget of the club. For this reason it has chosen to Georginio Wijnaldum, to the that knows the technician of his stage in Holland and that would not cost more than 15 or 20 million euros, an accessible price to day of today.

But the Dutch is not an arrival that ilusione especially to the parish blaugrana, that expected a more important name after the 2-8 and of the nefasta last campaign. A name as for example the one of Thiago Alcántara, that is in the market, knows the house, is playing of cinema and finish to raise the triplete with the Bayern of Munich. The ex canterano himself ilusionaría and therefore there is interested that they do not understand why does not bet by him.

Thiago is one of the best midfield players of the world and has completed a temporadón with the Bayern. To his 29 years, the ex barcelonista has gone in without place to doubts in the best moment of his career. On the other hand, Wijnaldum, with the same age, has completed also a very good year in the Liverpool being one of the key pieces of the midfield of Jürgen Klopp. Knowing this, fits to add that the two finish agreement in 2021, have not renewed and therefore they are two of the bargains that offers this market of signings veraniego.

Nevertheless, the reality is that the elder of the Alcántara is to another level. The Hispanic-Brazilian is one of the means with more individual quality of the planet, has vision of game, pass in short, in long and a range of resources tremenda with the balloon. The Dutch, by his part, is a player of brega, of gone and turn, with a lot of physicist, intelligent in the tactical and with arrival. They are profiles entirely opposite, but still like this is evident that the one of the Bayern is by in front. Then, why the Barcelona does not bet by him?

The reasons of the Barça not to bet by Thiago

The answer to this question could resumirse easily in two important points. The first, strictly economic, is not another that the fact that Thiago cost almost the double of what could cost Wijnaldum. The Bavarians demand 30 millions to leave him leave precisely to the Liverpool, that is the one who more interest has showed in him. On the other hand, the 'reds' will not ask more than 15 or 20 'kilos' by the international 'oranje', a difference that right now is tremenda by it maltrechas that they are the accounts of the culés.

The another reason by which the Barcelona prefers to the of Rotterdam is purely futbolística. The Catalans believe to need a player like him, somebody physical, worker, with character, with a profile something lower and that it can be the glue of a team that the past course split too much. Thiago is the opposite, since it stands out by his genial deal of balloon, the solutions that gives in the exit from backwards, in how manages the possessions... In the club think that with Miralem Pjanic and Frenkie of Jong​ already have people that can cover these functions, whereas there is not anybody that can do what does Georginio.

Besides, it fits to add that fichar to the international Spanish would suppose a varapalo for some canteranos and young promeas that arrive stepping strong. The Hispanic-Brazilian has still 29 years and would arrive to the Barça to be one of the leaders of the midfield until the 32 or 33. Of this form, the Riqui Puig, Pedri or Carles Aleñá would have fewer opportunities to settle in the team. But the club trusts the projection of his perlas and perhaps therefore it does not have thought to do with a 'crack' as the brother of Rafinha.