The one of Jean-Mickael Seri has not been the first case, neither will be the last, of a footballer that is about to fichar by a team and to last hour finish remaining in the club of origin. It happened him to the Real Madrid with a Keylor Navas that was practically in the aeroplane to leave traspasado to the Manchester United does some summers, and now has happened him to the footballer of Ivory Coast.
In the last hours the president of the Nice, Jean-Pierre Rivere, has manifested in this regard of the signing truncated of Seri by the FC Barcelona, explaining the one who according to him is the truth of the denouement of the negotiations between the French club and the Barcelona.
"Julien Fournier, general director of the club, called me early the Wednesday (23 August), to this of the 9 of the morning and said me: Jean-Pierre, do not understand at all, have received a call of the Barcelona and say me that they stop the subject of Seri. In the afternoon, Bartomeu called me, a bit ashamed, and said me: it is the first time that happens us. Our technicians decided no fichar to Seri, but is not a problem of money", has explained Rivere.
Seri Was impatient for going to the Barça
According to the words of the president of the Nice, therefore, the signing of Seri would have difuminado by decision of the technical body of Ernesto Valverde, that would not have considered necessary the arrival of the talentoso midfield player of the Nice, to the one who pretend several big clubs of Europe.
"I put me in his place: it was his dream go to the Barcelona and afterwards breaks . It remained in the air", adds Rivere in the quoted interview. According to the maximum mandator of the Nice, besides, the two teams had agreed already a traspaso by a total of 40 million euros. At the end, everything disassembled in the twinkling of an eye.