The Barça coach recognizes a “scuffle” in the negotiation with Dembélé
MADRID, 1 One. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Barça coach Xavi Hernández regretted that in LaLiga “there is no common sense” because this Sunday’s game against Mallorca should not be played, but he accepted the reality and the challenge of three urgent points, while acknowledging a ” rifirrafe “in the negotiation between the club and Dembélé.
“We are in an extreme situation, we have 17 casualties because we recovered Umtiti it seems, between injuries and covid, if we had a little common sense of the competition this would adulterate the competition. This year a game was suspended because four South American players did not arrive”, he said at a press conference.
The culé coach acknowledged not understanding why LaLiga does not suspend the game when he counted 17-18 casualties in his team and the Balearic team also complained about their situation. “Mallorca has also complained in many cases. It is not a complaint, an excuse, it is a matter of common sense, it is a reality. Training with distances is also complicated. Real Madrid-Barça in basketball has been suspended. We have we have to compete and win because we need the points, “he insisted on the previous one.
“Mallorca is in a situation similar to ours, perhaps less. LaLiga forces us, we will play because for us it is a necessity, the three points are an emergency. In training we already had to do strange things, due to social distance, it’s a chaotic situation for the coaches, “he added.
On the other hand, Xavi was asked about the negotiation to renew Dembélé. “I’m not sure, the agents sometimes make it difficult. I remain optimistic. It is a negotiation, Barça has a very clear position, the negotiation is in process. I am optimistic that Dembélé will make an effort, the agents may they don’t understand it, “he said.
“The proposal is fantastic, we will see in the next few days, there is a scuffle right now, the situations are a bit remote, but Dembélé marks the differences and is aware that Barça is one of the best clubs in the world, it is an opportunity for him. We have an interesting sports project, “he added.
The culé coach celebrated the signing of Ferran and did not want to talk about Morata or Haaland. “Ferran comes already prepared, he has had great coaches. He is a spectacular signing. We have Ferran and Dani Alves, there are already two signings that are going to improve us a lot. The rest are hypotheses. We are going to talk about the ones we have,” he said.
Xavi pointed out that Pedri, Ansu Fati and Memphis haveten their recovery but they will not be there this Sunday. “It is evidence that we have 17 casualties, 11 due to covid, we want a show or what, the Professional Football League cannot afford it, neither Mallorca nor Barça will have their gala team, it is a decaffeinated game, many competitions stop, I do not understand it. With 17 casualties, that the game is not suspended seems crazy to me, “he concluded.