The market is over and Barça already has the sides (Mark Alonzo for the left and bellerin to the right) that Xavi claimed. But Jordi Albaangry with the management that Barça has made about his future, does not move, just like Frankie de Jong, memphis (“I’ve decided to stay! I’m totally committed”, the Dutchman wrote on his Twitter account (11:07 p.m., just 53 minutes left) or Pjanic.
On the last day, the sale of Aubameyang to Chelsea for 14 million euros, including the valuation of Marcos Alonso at 10 more, allowed the coach to “balance” the squad defensively.
I have decided to stay at Barça!
Fully committed to contribute to the club’s sporting success. ?❤️ #ViscaBarca— Memphis Depay (@Memphis) September 1, 2022
“I’m back,” he said aubameyang getting out of the car yesterday and starting to walk the streets of London, the city he knows so well from his time at Arsenal. Now, instead, he will defend the Chelsea shirt. He returns to the Premier leaving 12 million euros for Barça, a really round deal because he arrived in January at zero cost. Fighting with Mikel Arteta, the Arsenal coach, he found the exit door from England, a country to which he returned to reunite with Tuchel, whom he had as coach at Dortmund.
the fourth option
Auba leaves and leaves two full-backs at the Camp Nou: Mark Alonzo, chosen to inject competition into Jordi Alba and Héctor Bellerín, the fourth option that the club managed to strengthen the right flank. Xavi was left without Azpilicueta, who was his main objective, because he decided to continue being captain of Chelsea.
There was no possibility for Barça to remove Foyth from Villarreal or Meunier from Dortmund, thus leaving the way for Bellerín, who comes free after terminating his contract with Arsenal. He signs for one year only, proof that it is a temporary solution, accepting a substantial salary reduction to become the new Barcelona right-back.
⚠ BREAKING NEWS!
?❤@HectorBellerinnew player @FCBarcelona_es!#LaLigaSantander#LaLigaTransfers pic.twitter.com/f9gS0oqLoy
– LaLiga (@LaLiga) September 1, 2022
Dawn doesn’t move
On the other flank, on the left, Jordi Alba He does not want to leave, despite the fact that the club opened the exit door for him in an unexpected last-minute operation with Inter. Barça was willing to assume even 60% of his file to separate him from the new project. But he resists, convinced that he will be able to defeat Marcos Alonso and the young Balde, who are ahead of him in Xavi’s preferences.
?♂️ Green Traffic Light pic.twitter.com/BOh6lB3P2V
— RCD Espanyol of Barcelona (@RCDEspanyol) September 1, 2022
That movement of the club provoked the anger of one of the captains, who felt like they were pushing him to leave against his will. If Piqué is now the fifth center back, Alba has the label of third left-back. Unusual scenario for him.
giddy night
As is the norm at Barça, the last market day was dizzying. The morning was quiet. The afternoon, except for the termination of Braithwaite’s contract (4:00 p.m.), too. The Danish striker took almost half a million euros for the settlement and six hours later (10:00 p.m.) he signed with Espanyol until 2025 with a video in which he came out after taking off his parakeet costume in his first minutes stepping on the grass of Cornellà.
I’m so proud and excited to join the Champions of Italy and such a historic club! Forza Milan ?⚫️ @AC Milan pic.twitter.com/E8r6Jri9kU
– Sergiño Dest (@sergino_dest) September 1, 2022
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Meanwhile, the transfer of Dest to Milan (9:17 p.m.) was formalized, with a non-mandatory purchase option of 20 million and Abde, who previously renewed for Barça until 2026, to Osasuna (9:24 p.m.). Minor pieces in a market where Barça has invested 153 million in restructuring the squad
He she left Auba, but Memphis stays, leaving Xavi a luxury striker alongside Lewandowski, Raphinha, Ansu Fati, Dembélé and Ferran Torres. Frenkie de Jong, whom the club unsuccessfully sought out throughout the summer, got away with it. And Pjanic, at the moment, is not moving. The coach has a super competitive squad with 24 players in which he must solve the complex management of the ‘sacred cows’ with the ‘substitutes’ Piqué and Alba.