Ilaix Moriba is, at 18, one of the sensations of LaLiga and Barça. To the point of having played quality minutes in the past Classic, in which he revitalized the Catalans with his entry to the field, touching the goal even with a shot at the post. His progression is unstoppable and the contract that joins him to Barça, which ends in 2022, must be revised to ward off dangerous siren songs. Mamady Moriba has spoken about the future of the midfielder, father of the footballer, in 'Què t'hi Jugues!' from SER Catalunya.
In the conversation, Mamady has been willing to answer each and every question that has been thrown at him except one: “And what about Madrid?” Regarding the possible interest of the white team, he gave a smile accompanied by an enigmatic silence, in addition to settling the matter: “The Madrid? No, we better leave it, let's talk about something else“” Our preference is Barça, we are happy and happy at the club, we have to thank Koeman very much for the opportunity he has given my son, I have no words, “he added about the future renovation.
Likewise, he recognized that although the end of the contract is pressing, there is not too much haste: “We are not in a hurry. It depends on the club (the future). We are good here (…). It all depends on the negotiation, we want to continue here if Barça wants it that way. “As for the negotiation, it will run in the family:”For now, I'm wearing it. He was with Jonathan Barnett (Bale's agent, among many others) for many years, but now I'm wearing it. “
Ilaix Moriba season chart. BeSoccer Pro
Just as he recalled that in the past they had already rejected important offers to remain linked to Barcelona: “City, Chelsea and Juventus had stronger offers than Barça. With City we canceled the trip the same day. I visited all their facilities, but we decided to stay at Barça”. That explanation came just before that “we better leave it” referred to the interest of the great rival.
Finally he spoke of the similarities with Paul Pogba, with whom Ilaix is compared: “Paul Pogba is my countryman. My town and his are close, in Guinea. Since childhood they have a similar style and some compare them. Yaya Touré, a bit of Busquets … Ilaix has a bit of everything. The performance of Ilaix is very good and they are good comparisons, but Ilaix is Ilaix. Hopefully he will follow the same path as Busquets, which is a phenomenon. “