Rafa Márquez also 'contributes' to the signing of Nico Williams

Published:24/07/2024 - 00:24h

Updated:24/07/2024 - 00:25h

The unexpected departure of Rafa Márquez from FC Barcelona has two very positive consequences. The Mexican will be able to take advantage of this opportunity to continue growing as a coach and will also provide Barça with a very valuable economic injection.

The FC Barcelona suffered a truly unexpected reverse with the game of Rafa Márquez like trainer of the Barça Atlètic, news that oficializó the past Sunday 21 July. It gave to know that this decision arises as a result of that the 'Kaiser of Michoacán' will confront now a new challenge like helping technician of Javier Aguirre in the Mexican selection of football until 2026, with the forecast that from this year, was he the one who take the reins of the selection like main trainer.

🤝 Agreement for the desvinculación contractual of @RafaMarquezMX

Thank you, Rafa 💙❤️

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— Barça Atlètic (@FCBarcelonaB) July 21, 2024

Although the farewell of the Mexican seems to have been an important hit to sportive level for the Barcelonan cast, when losing to a technician that showed to be able of pulir and manage to many of the Barcelona talents, and considering that his farewell oficializó grieve a day before beginning the pre-season 24/25 of the Barça Atlètic, the directive now will see forced to look for with some haste a replacement of guarantees. Nevertheless, no all has been negative after this rugged split.

As it commented in the Mexican media 'TUDN', the Mexican Federation of Football had to disburse roughly 3,2 million dollars (almost 3 M€) like clause of rescission to do with the services of the exfutbolista. It is necessary to stand out that Rafa Márquez had agreed recently his continuity in the picture culé until 2025.

The moving farewell of Rafa Márquez

In another order of ideas, Rafa Márquez broke the silence about his surprising exit, using his social networks (@RafaMarquezMX) to share a moving letter of farewell of the club: "they Have been a lot of days analysing the decision on a new challenge. It has been me very difficult take the decision to leave the Barcelona Atlètic and undertake a new commitment", expressed.

In his words, the Mexican trainer underlined the importance of his step like trainer of the Barcelona subsidiary for his professional development. "In my life never has liked me be in a zone of comfort. I look for always a growth and these two years in the Barcelona Atlètic have helped me to darse me that there is a passion and an idea that have to follow puliendo to base of a lot of work", added.

Finally, Márquez elogió to distinct sectors of the barcelonismo and left opened the option of an eventual return to the entity culé. "I appreciate the big opportunity that offered me the FC Barcelona. To the president Joan Laporta, directors, staff, players and workers of the club, expect to have fulfilled with the aims and marked expectations. As already sucedió in my stage of player in the club, again expect that it was not a goodbye, but an until prompt", concluded.