no salary increase or contract extension

The decision of Mateu Alemany to back down and request his reinstatement to FC Barcelona after the club announced his departure surprised the Catalans. One of the keys to this 180 degree turn on his intention to go to Aston Villa was that the project that was explained to him from the Birmingham club and that seduced him due to the magnitude that it initially represented, when he was able to analyze it in detail traveling to EnglandIt wasn’t what he expected. The economic offer was very generous, of a very important magnitude. However, to german They told him that the project Villa it was going to be like the Manchester City, a club with a large budget for staff, structure, facilities and even with international ramifications in terms of clubs also from the same City group, as is the case with Girona. However, after speaking at length with the managers of Villa, Matthew he considered that the project was not of the depth that he had initially imagined. Therefore, without having signed yet, he returned to Barcelona and an idea began to mature.

german he met with John Laporta and exposed it to him. He came to tell him that he was regretting having decided to leave Barça because he gave it up. Villa It was not as expected and because the Barça project really felt it was theirs and still had the capacity to grow a lot. The doorquick and fast, reacted to the moment when Matthew He told him that perhaps he had made a mistake in deciding and announcing his departure. “Then stay,” she told him.

The president told him that he was not in a position to match Aston Villa’s financial offer but that he could apply a bonus to his current contract, which ends in 2024, or even extend it. However, Matthew he told The door that he did not want more money or more years of contract. That he had not made these movements to try to get a profit from the Barça at the end of the process and you also don’t want someone to think that’s the case. Therefore, he prefers to continue with his current salary and with the year of contract that he has left and later we will see what both parties propose.

Another of the ‘mysteries’ that remained in the air was why the club had communicated just after the Osasuna match the departure of german if you still had nothing signed with him Aston Villa, so that just two weeks later the executive backed down and asked to be reinstated. The explanation is that at that time it was decided to communicate it to prevent the request for Matthew a The door to end up leaking and giving rise to interested versions about a bad personal relationship between the two. Something that has been seen to be not the case as events have unfolded. Precisely in the conversation in which german He tells the president that he wants to leave given the great offer he has received, The door He tells him to go ahead but that Barça’s doors are open to return whenever he wants. After verifying that the project of the Villa It was not how he thought it was going to be, and after verifying the affection of the fans and the different levels of the club since his departure was announced, Matthew He decided to take the president at his word and ask him to stay, to which Laporta instantly reacted positively.

Mateu and Jordi: great and intact relationship

A decision of Mateu Alemany to follow that has nothing to do with that of Jordi Cruyff to leave In fact, a very good professional and personal relationship has been forged between the two, to the point that both consider it to be one of complicity and friendship, even explaining to each other almost instantly the movements they made in their daily work. Some conspiracy theory has even circulated along the lines of everything being a show to hasten the departure of Jordi to make room for Decowhen the reality is that Cruyff He had made the decision to leave Barça months ago, although he had kept it a secret from public opinion until the end. Jordi He has always been in favor of undertaking adventures from time to time and does not rule out anything, including training, since he also has a staff from which he had to separate due to the pandemic, when they had signed to lead the Ecuadorian team. In any case, Matthew y Jordi They have established a friendship that lasts and has not been broken at all by recent events. The same can be said of both in their relationship with Xavi and his staff. The technician and his assistants received with great joy the continuity of german in yesterday’s session given that they have a great harmony and know the value of Matthew in his work in the market for transfers, transfers and salary ‘fair play’ management. how did you receive Xavi with disgust the news of goodbye Jordi. The harmony between the two has been maximum for a long time and even in the rúa, which Jordi did in the bus of players and technicians, Xavi and His closest staff sang to him “Jordi stay”, knowing that their decision to leave was going to be communicated imminently.

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