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Ilaix Moriba, during a party of the FC Barcelona

THE CANTERANO, IN THE FIRST TEAM

Ronald Koeman, key for Ilaix Moriba to stay

Published:15/01/2021 - 13:10h

Updated:15/01/2021 - 13:10h

Ronald Koeman is having Ilaix Moriba and the canterano, happy for being in the dynamics of the first team, descarta change of airs in the short term

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When Ronald Koeman accepted to be trainer of the FC Barcelona in full pandemia of the Covid-19, knew that it would have to lidiar with an unprecedented economic crisis in the club. The consequence was that they left important players and that did not arrive the reinforcements that he wanted to. It is thus that his bet by the quarry is being firm and Ilaix Moriba is one of the last 'diamonds' in which the Dutch has trusted.

Because of the injuries of long length -Gerard Hammered, Sergi Roberto, Ansu Fati and Philippe Coutinho-, the more youngsters are having the opportunity to have an important role in the team. Footballers like Pedri González, Ronald Araújo, Sergiño Dest or Óscar Mingueza have earned a lot of leadership of the hand of Ronald Koeman and is precisely this courage of the Dutch technician the one who retains to Ilaix Moriba.

Recently, the already mentioned injury of Philippe Coutinho or the cession of Carles Aleñá to the Getafe have caused an empty in the centre of the field that, remember, now is of three footballers and no of two as it was at the beginning of season, had to of the change of the 4-2-3-1 to the 4-3-3. Ilaix Moriba, to his 17 years and after shining in the inferior categories of the FC Barcelona, is the elected to cover these drops.

According to the informations published by the newspaper 'Sport', several teams were interested in fichar to the young midfield player of the FC Barcelona. However, the bet of Ronald Koeman by Ilaix Moriba will do that the player remain in the Camp Nou, connoisseur that they go him to arrive the opportunities. His projection plants him in a privileged position to have opportunities and is possible that have them in the Supercopa or the Glass of Rey, that plays a week later.

Ilaix Moriba, the revolution of the inferior categories

It does some months, Ilaix Moriba was renewed in an unprecedented operation. Teams like the Manchester City, the Juventus of Turín, Chelsea or the Borussia Dortmund wanted to carry free to the young midfield player and the FC Barcelona took the decision to break the scales salariales of the Masia to offer him a new agreement and armour him with a clause of rescission of 100 million euros.

In fact, Ilaix Moriba even also would have been one of the detonantes of the dismissal of Víctor Valdés like trainer of the Juvenile To, since the club did not agree with the management of the ex goalkeeper with the player. The bet of the FC Barcelona by Ilaix Moriba was very big from the beginning and now comes when it is the own player that has to show his talent. Opportunities will not be missing him.

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