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Mateu Alemany during a Barça match in LaLiga

THE MANAGER IS ALREADY IN GERMANY

Mateu Alemany excites Barcelona fans: "The market has just started"

Published:22/06/2023 - 01:38h

Updated:22/06/2023 - 01:38h

Mateu Alemany landed in Germany on Wednesday night to finalize the signing of Ílkay Gündogan. Approached by the press, the football director opened the door to more reinforcements stating that "the culé market has just started"

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By second consecutive summer, the FC Barcelona will live a very intense market in which they aim to arrive several reinforcements. The first have been Iñigo Martínez and Ílkay Gündogan, this last confirmed during the day of the Wednesday. Mateu Alemany Travelled to Germany to close his agreement and, when landing in Munich, left a sentence that ilusiona to the barcelonismo on the possibility to follow strengthening the staff.

"The market? We finish to begin", said when being tackled by the cameras of the program 'The Chiringuito'. On the signing of the mediocentro germano, the director of football limited to answer. "The club will say what have to say". In principle, the player of 32 years will sign by two seasons more one optional at a rate of 10 million net euros to the year, but his presentation will produce in July.

The Barça trusts to follow fichando

"We are prepared to start with to act so much in the own staff as in players that avenge. It goes to be an interesting summer, already say it to you", had anticipated Alemany in April. After the "no" of Leo Messi there were doubts on the capacity of the directive to add reinforcements 'top' this year, but the arrival of Gündogan reaffirms the tug of the Barça to add 'free agents' in spite of the financial crisis.

Claro is, for fichar it is necessary to free mass salarial and the club does not have to sleep to clear the exit of several 'descartes'. Clément Lenglet aims to be the first in sealing his traspaso, further of the fetters of the Tottenham to negotiate. The following will be Samuel Umtiti and Sergiño Dest, two 'serials' that the Barça has to resolve before 30 June to close the exercise 2022/23 with good numbers in the financial.

Laporta, optimistic on the beginning of market

On the same line of Mateu Alemany, Joan Laporta showed trusted on the options of the Barça to reinforce the staff. "The market is answering well, properly and until here can read. Have to say you that the players of world-wide level follow prioritising come to the Barça", said regarding the arrival of Gündogan. The following step, regarding reinforcements, aims to fichar a pivote that cover the drop of Sergio Busquets. Afterwards, go to by a '9' and a side are options on the table.