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THE CHANGE OF OWNERS WAS KEY
The reasons of Azpilicueta to refuse the offer of the Barça
Published:5/12/2022 - 12:29h
Updated:5/12/2022 - 18:03h
Of face to the past market estival, César Azpilicueta was the elected of the Barça like right side. However, the defender finished descartando this option and signing his renewal with Chelsea
Like part of the planning of the past market of summer, the directive of the FC Barcelona had in his diary the name of César Azpilicueta, the one who appeared like the main option to cover the right side. However, sor incorporation finished by descartarse after the defender arrived to an agreement with his current club, Chelsea, to extend his contractual bond until 30 June 2024.
In spite of finding already in the free agency, the defender kept waiting for the guidelines with which would arrive the new owners of the club, what finish for convincing him: "In Chelsea played less than 30 parties and already was free agent. It had not happened me in the life. They arrived the new owners and showed me win them to remain by me. London is my house and my children speak better English that Spanish".
Likewise, it has explained how it had to answer him to Xavi Hernández, that was the main interested in his signing, taking in account that his profile would have been the ideal to cover the right lane in his diagram of game. The defender has indicated that the míster comprised the situation, what carried to the Barça to evaluate other names for this position: "When I took the decision think that Xavi understood it. If the things are clear, understand ".
'Azpi', ilusionado with the World-wide
At present, the defender finds concentrated with the Spanish selection under the orders of Luis Enrique Martínez. In his statements, has related part of his experiences during the Glass of the World, standing out the difficult that has been the cycle of eliminatory for some selections: "we Feel a lot of illusion. All the world gave the phase of classification by seated, but Italy is was, Portugal went in in the repechage…".
In fact, it indicated how it lived the moment in which from 'The Red' enteraron of the partial victory of Costa Rica in front of Germany that, combined with the Spanish defeat in front of Japan, could have finished with the elimination of the directed by Luis Enrique: "When they say us that it has put Costa Rica and that are deleted almost gives me something. It was a group in which it could happen of everything. Now it comes the well and have to show of what are able".