Memphis Depay Persists like one of the aims of the FC Barcelona. Indistinctly of which finally occur with Ronald Koeman, the Dutch forward is of the taste of the Barcelona club by his profile futbolístico, his maturity and for being to few weeks to fulfil his agreement with the Olympique of Lyon, key appearance in the actuality of the institution.

With 27 years, the path of the Dutch forward in the elite is important, was maximum goleador of the Eredivisie when it played in the PSV Eindhoven, fichó in 2015 by the Manchester United in return of 34 million euros and his progressive loss of paper in Old Trafford with Louis go Gaal and José Mourinho carried him in January of 2017 to the Olympique of Lyon, in a traspaso enciphered in 18,5 million euros. Those who have coincided with Depay or have seen closely his evolution futbolística, in general have praised his career of big way by his remarkable qualities, although they also have been present some voices that reproach him his irregularity.

Rudi García

His current technician in Lyon Rudi García is of which have been more been mad about in elogiar to the Dutch forward. "Memphis Is a very competitive player, that transmits this disposition to his mates of team. It marks the difference when low to look for the balloon. It is decisive and this is what characterises to the big players, that give goals or to does them he same", described García.

Sylvinho

The ancestors of Rudi García ene l bench of the OL also appreciated the virtues of Depay. Sylvinho, ex player of the FC Barcelona referred in a pair of occasions in 2020 to the style of Depay, to the one who trained: "it Is a very strong player physical and technically and has character. It likes me a lot", it exposed. In November of the same year even deepened in this elogiosa description: "Depay is a grandísimo player, intelligent and has goal".

Bruno Genesio

His first trainer in Lyon Bruno Genesio defined to Depay, in February of 2018, like a "big future player", but warned that it had to win in regularity, praising his will to learn. "It is a boy very entrañable. It is somebody with in the one who can speak , recognises his errors. It is necessary to judge it by what does in the parties. His character is not worse that any another, on the contrary. It is intelligent, knows of football, is able to analyse to himself same and does self-criticism", signalled.

Juninho Pernambucano

The Brazilian Juninho Pernambucano, mythical ex player of the Lyon and his current sportive director, ensured in December of 2019, when the Dutch forward broke the ligaments crossed of the left knee that for his team that fact had been "a catastrophe". "It is our more decisive player", regretted then.

Ronald Koeman

"We wanted to Memphis because it is a big player and because has qualities that, in my opinion, are missing us: especially depth in the game of attack". "The majority of the attackers of the Barcelona want the balloon to the foot, Memphis can use like starting point, but also can send it in depth. It is strong, dynamic and can play so much from the forward as from the left", explained Ronald Koeman when it began to request the signing of his compatriot to the Barça.

Frank of Boer

Of Boer, current seleccionador of Holland and also ex player of the Barça, said in May of 2020 that "Depay is a big leading centre, captain of the Lyon, and see it doing it well in any club of elite, like Juventus, Barcelona or Inter". Ronald of Boer, his brother and also ex footballer culé, defined to Depay in November happened like "a footballer of team, that with his strength and his technical can surprise you anytime and that, if his head is well, can be a good player for the Barça". Finally, it added that "it seems more to Luis Suárez that to Griezmann, but is technically better".

Some detractores

Louis go Gaal exposed some deficits of Depay in September of 2020: "it Is an interesting player, especially when it can play free, but it is necessary to take into account that it will have to adapt to a new culture and to a new team. And it does not be necessary to forget that neither it is Messi neither is Christian Ronaldo", ironizó.

Likewise, in France, where better has attained to surrender, also had hard trials. Raymond Domenech went especially acid in his comments: "it Plays a party from time to time, when it gives him wins it, do not know which day goes to be, and this is not of a big player...". "Depay Has talent, so I blame it even more! Has all what needs: has the two feet, can be well with the head, is able to litigate, has capacities to defend", added.

Jean-Michel Larqué, ex footballer and today commentator in RMC, also said to be "totally at variance with Rudi García when it says that Memphis is one of the best players of the world, in spite of his big quality, because at the end it is not".