BARCELONA, 8 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Barça Femení player Irene Paredes stated that the signing of the English midfielder Keira Walsh is “the most anticipated” for the Barça team, in which they incorporate “one of the best midfielders in the world”.
“Keira Walsh is the most anticipated signing, we didn’t know if it was going to happen. If people have seen the European Championship, she is one of the best midfielders in the world. Now we have another one of the best in our team. She comes to add and take advantage of us of its quality”, explained Irene Paredes this Wednesday in an act of Adidas.
The Catalan squad makes its league debut this weekend, in which it will be able to count on Laia Codina, Nuria Rábano and Oshoala after receiving medical discharge. “The preseason has been intense, a lot of time away from home. There have been small injuries, but we’ve recovered practically all of them, so I’m looking forward to getting started,” he said.
For her part, Vicky López, the new signing of the Catalan team, who joins at 16, recognized that it was a step that “had to be taken sooner or later”. Thus, she hopes to win “many titles” with a team in which she admires Alexia Putellas and Claudia Pina.