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THE CLUB DID NOT CLOSE A SIGNING IN THE MEDULAR

Positive omen? The (2-8) against Bayern gave way to Pedri and Gavi at Barça

Published:14/02/2023 - 10:18h

Updated:14/02/2023 - 10:56h

New information maintains that the resounding loss against Bayern Munich in the Champions League (2-8) prevented Barça from making an addition that could stop the evolution of Pedri and Gavi

Calendar of FC Barcelona

Part of the big moment that crosses the FC Barcelona is thanks to the explosion of Pedri and Gavi inside the first team. Both footballers have been indisputable for Xavi Hernández and have closed important parties so much in League as in the Supercopa of Spain, what leaves a register of nine annotations and five assistances between the two in all the competitions.

However, the denouement of the young talents inside the Barça could be very different if the club did not suffer that bochornosa defeat in front of the Bayern Munich in quarter-finals of Champions (2-8). The European elimination unchained the dismissal of Quique Setíen of the benches and also of Eric Abidal, sportive director between 2018 and 2020.

The French, that landed does almost five seasons like Barcelona executive, had in his diary the incorporation of Aleskei Miranchuk, an offensive midfield player of Russian origin to reinforce the medullary. Like this it aimed it the own Frenchman during an interview with 'Sport14', where ensured that he same was to see it to play to put his signing on the table.

"Had a lot interest in Miranchuk. We travel to Moscow and saw him with the Lokomotiv, even speak with the Medical Department. Miranchuk Is intelligent and technically very very gifted. We wanted to see it in the Barça", affirmed the exfutbolista. In spite of this, prompt in the dispatches of the Barcelona percataron of what had in the quarry with Gavi and what was generating Pedri in his cession in The Palms.

Signing descartado

After the fall in front of the Bavarians, Abidal left of the Barcelona and the contracting of the mediapunta Russian did not concretise . His signing could have frustrated the growth of Pedri inside the first team and also the one of Gavi, the one who was going up stairs from the inferior categories until receiving the called of Ronald Koeman. At present Miranchuk is player of the Atalanta and is in condition of loan in the Torino with a value of 10 million euros, 180 'kilos' less than the value accumulated between the two talents blaugrana.