If the departures of Memphis Depay and Aubameyang are completed, the Moroccan winger has numbers to stay at Barça as the sixth striker in the squad
Xavi and his assistants have already spoken with the young footballer and have given him confidence and calm
After the signing of Jules Koundé, the sports management of the FC Barcelona ‘paralyzed’ all arrival operations at the Camp Nou. It was time to finish activating all the necessary levers and speed up the subject of departures to register all the announced signings. And to the desired. As the days went by and complications arose, Mateu Alemany, Jordi Cruyff and company identified that they had no choice but to put the economic situation before the sporting situation and dispense with two troops, especially the second, who were important to Xavi: memphis depay Y Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
In recent days, the negotiations to transfer both players have accelerated. Only a few fringes of the contractual settlement separate Memphis from Juventus; Chelsea has already started contacts to reinforce its offensive line with ‘Auba’. The more than probable exits of the Dutch and the Gabonese have opened a new scenario in sports planning for the 2022/23 season. Taking into account Xavi’s incontestable premise of having two footballers per position, one of the attacking demarcations has been left lame. He has to make a very important decision in the preparation of the wardrobe.
In this context, Ez Abde (20 years) has entered the scene. After a very busy summer, with an incessant trickle of rumors around his figure and many LaLiga teams following his trail, the Moroccan has enough numbers to be Barça’s sixth striker in 2022/23 and complete the stellar cast of attackers made up of Robert Lewandowski, Ansu Fati, Fernando Torres, raphinha Y Ousmane Dembele. Aware of this possibility, Xavi and his assistants have already spoken with the young footballer and have given him confidence and calm. For now, his possible departure on loan has been paralyzed.
“Have a good preseason with the Barça first team and we’ll see.” We already told SPORT, in mid-July, that Abde faced the summer with the will to fight for a place in the Barcelona squad. Although he did not have the desired prominence on tour, the reality is that Xavi is very satisfied with the Moroccan’s attitude and has personally commented on this. Despite fierce competition in attack, the goodbye of Memphis and Aubameyang could end up granting him the privileged opportunity for which he has been fighting for a year. In his first year in Barcelona, halfway between the first team and the reserve team, the former Hércoles player scored four goals and distributed seven assists in 31 appearances.
We will see what role Abde ends up having at the Camp Nou this course if he finally stays. With a contract until June 30, 2024 that will soon be extended by the will of both parties, the decision of the sports management will have as its fundamental mission the soccer growth of the young pearl.