The name of Earling Haaland was again very present in the press room of the Sports City of Sant Joan Despí. A week after the newspaper ‘L’Esportiu’ revealed that Xavi was seen in Munich with Haalandthe Barça coach did not deny the meeting with the Norwegian striker, despite the fact that days ago Laporta He denied any negotiation with the player and that, if done, it would be done directly with the player. Dortmund.
asked directly by Haaland and the message that he conveyed, Xavi he joked with the journalist. “Do you confirm that I met Haaland?. I did not know. It is always a good time to come to Barça, for any footballer. There is no footballer who has said no to Barça since I’ve been here”, he commented.
On the other hand, and despite the fact that the Barça admits that the City part right now with an advantage over Haaland, Xavi revealed what are the arguments that exposes a player when he has to convince him to sign for the Barca club. “The player we want to sign, when we can talk to him, we talk to him about the game model, about the training sessions. If you will touch 20 balls at another club, here you will touch 40. The club, the city that is wonderful, the history of Barça… I try to convince them that coming to the Barça It is a golden opportunity,” he stressed.
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The Barça coach, Xavi Hernández, responds to the media at the press conference prior to the match against Galatasaray, belonging to the round of 16 of the Europa League
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