Alejandro Grimaldo explains why FC Barcelona decided not to sign him last summer

Alejandro Grimaldo has been one of these canteranos 'top' of the FC Barcelona that had to go out of the combined Barcelona to begin to shine. First it did it in the SL Benfica and more recently in the Bayer Leverkusen, where under the orders of Xabi Alonso in the season 2023/24, taking advantage of that the trainer tolosarra used it more like carrilero in a line of five, showed a facet goleadora inusitada, invoiceing 12 annotations and adding the 'scandalous' figure of 20 passes to goal. Probably, this have been his best campaign in the elite.

Precisely, this stood out season, that carried it to debut in the Spanish selection the past 16 November, did that several voices in the surroundings barcelonista expressed some desazón for having left go to the left side in the first place and afterwards have not tried to recover it in the last market of summer, when it finished his agreement with the SL Benfica. This went especially notorious considering the lacks in the left side during this period.

In relation with this situation, the Valencian had the opportunity to give his opinion during an interview made by 'Sportive World' in the concentration of the 'Red', back to one of the previous trainings to the commitment against Albania that will play next Monday 24 June in the Merkur Spiel-Sand of Düsseldorf.

Grimaldo explained why the FC Barcelona 'happened' of his signing the past summer

Alejandro Grimaldo wanted to be emphatic in that it had liked him return to the FC Barcelona, but also has left clear the reasons by which this operation did not concretise . "Well, the past year finish agreement and the Barcelona had been always a big opportunity for me, something very apetecible, but in this case the Barça did not want to explain with me. Had also to two big lateral (Alejandro Balde and Marcos Alonso)", signalled.

However, the left side has not doubted in clearing that, although the union did not carry out, does not save any type of negative feeling to the club culé, since it contributed to his training like player. "I am not for nothing rencoroso, do not save bad feelings. I accept the opinions of the people and can like them more or can like them less. I have happened almost eight years there. All these years that happened in Barcelona have done that today it was here. I am very happy of the person that am and of the player that have converted me and is clear that also is thanks to them", revealed.

The change of trainer of the Barcelona cast

Likewise, the Valencian has showed optimism on the future of the FC Barcelona with the arrival of Hansi Flick and his renewed sportive project, and has elogiado the sportive management of Joan Laporta and how has attained revitalizar to the club economically. "Now it arrives a new trainer, think that will bring new things. They have gone through difficult moments, especially economically in the last years, but think that now are much better. Laporta Is doing a big work and think that the Barça goes to go back to be what was, one of the best clubs of the world. Sure that in the next years goes to be struggling by the Champions", limited.

The irruption of Lamine Yamal in the elite of the football

To close, Grimaldo has wanted to speak on the 'jewel' of the combined Catalan, Lamine Yamal, in front of the one who has 'surrendered' by his big talent futbolístico. "It is an incredible player, does not have ceiling, has surprised me a lot of to me also. It is something that never had seen closely and in spite of the age that has, marks differences in each training, in each party, is something only", sentenced.

Also it has given him a council to build a so brilliant career or more than which predicts him . "I say him that it work a lot, that take care a lot, because a player like this, ojalá do not have never injuries because it is a pleasure see it play, was in your team or was like viewer. Also that have strong mentality, that although there are rises and descents, keep strong mentally", concluding his words wishing him a full career of successes to the of Rocafonda: "Ojalá achieve a lot of individual trophies and communities in his career".