“Long live Barça, long live Catalonia and long live the mother who gave birth to you,” the Brazilian shouted to close his first parliament in front of the fans. 10,378 people – more than Xavi’s day – have responded to the club’s call, hundreds of whom, it must be said, are of school age who have prioritized the reunion with an idol in the subject that played on Wednesday to third hour. In any case, the party has settled in the stands on a radiant autumn day in Barcelona. At two o’clock in the afternoon, with strict punctuality, Alves has again jumped on the grass of the stadium, from which he said goodbye, excited, five years ago, before continuing to compete in Turin, Paris and São Paulo . Just as when he was introduced in 2008, when he left Sevilla, the right-back has taken his first steps in flip-flops, a shoe that then, when it came to making the formal touches, he had to change for a few football shoes. Already with the number 8 on his back, he has shown his flow with the ball, but failed to hang on to the second tier, where the crowd was concentrated.
This anecdotal failure has nothing to do with Alves’ form. “He is a physical prodigy,” said President Laporta about the Brazilian at the press conference following the presentation ceremony at the stadium. In fact, by virtue of this gift, the new Barça footballer recalls that he has not returned to Barcelona on holiday: “I come to give war, not to spend time. I come to play. I can contribute from outside, yes “But most of all I want to do it on the field. I showed it at the Olympics and I want to do it here again.” Juazeiro has also explained, with his usual laughter, the film of his return. “I was heavy with the president and then Xavi called me telling me he was counting on me. The salary is not important if it serves me to support the family,” he said. Precisely, in terms of salary, Barça will only be able to pay him the minimum established by the regulations, although he guarantees a series of variables depending on the performance he offers in his second stage at the Camp Nou, where he hopes to play. of lateral although lately it has done it in a more advanced position.
Laporta does not rule out further illustrious returns
The club has presented Alves and Xavi is already directing him in training, but the Brazilian will not be able to register until the winter market window, which opens on 1 January. In this sense, the football director, Mateu Alemany, who has confirmed that Barça already has the green light for the League in the registration of Xavi and his assistants in time for Saturday’s derby, has been more skeptical with the winger and especially with the other options with which the entity works to strengthen the staff: “For January we will have to see the options of fair play that we have. We are working on several actions, but right now we do not have this possibility. “That is, a message of common sense, in the midst of euphoria and excitement, in the face of possible market operations. Because the club, which continues to exceed salary, he must continue to negotiate the cuts and deferrals he has committed to the recently approved budget before going out to buy new players.On this issue, Laporta has called for patience and “respect” for the open talks with salaried footballers high and poor performance like Philippe Coutinho or Samuel Umtiti.
Alemany has punctured the euphoria a bit with the Excel of the salaries, and has even spread the doubt about whether Alves will be able to sign up in January without having closed any sales before. However, club sources assure ARA that the Brazilian’s discharge is guaranteed in the current scenario. From here, the movements will depend on possible exits or rebates. In this sense, Laporta has not had to answer about the possibility of recruiting Sterling or Dani Olmo, two profiles that fit into Xavi’s plans, but has transferred to the coach the possibility of seeing illustrious people like Andrés Iniesta again. , which is still active, back on the grass. “I don’t rule it out,” said the Barça president, aware that nostalgia is a huge engine for generating new illusions.
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