After taking the reins of Quique Setien, one of the most important day-to-day jobs of FC Barcelona’s head coach, Ronald Koeman, was getting rid of the dead stick.
And in a series of phone calls that he made his first full week at the helm, the Dutchman told Luis Suarez, Arturo Vidal and Ivan Rakitic that they had all become leftover to the wishes of Camp Nou under his direction.
Long connected to a return to his former club, Rakitic was the first to go to Seville for an additional 1. 5 million euros plus nine million euros in variables; only 3 of them will probably be transferred for the full appearances and final places of La Liga. , with perhaps another million euros to come if those of Julen Lopetegui can win the Europa League again.
Worrying about forgetting, of course, that after a good globalist crusade that saw him take his local Croatia to the maximum in Russia, the PSG had presented 90 million euros for that of the 32-year-old player in 2018.
Reversing this, Barca then continued to review to expel the midfielder from the club for the next two years, at a time that provided him with poorly prepared failed exchange agreements for Neymar, which led him to insist that it is not a “bag”. . “
However petty the amount, at least part of the money recovered from Rakitic. Moreover, Vidal, Suarez and, more surprisingly, Rafinha were allowed to leave the Camp Nou Stadium without a penny of bachelor turning hands.
Suarez, who charged 80 million euros for north prices in the same window in the summer of 2014 that he saw Rakitic join, he moved to the Altetico of Madrid and, although he tied in his last two matches 0-0 with the departure of Uruguay, his double and gave a debut hand on the bench in a 6-1 with a taken advantage of Granada indicated that this move could again bite Barca.
However, a marvel overdue the day of the deadline, many enthusiasts and experts were baffled by Rafinha’s departure.
Barca had rejected in the past the proposals of 10 million euros of the Celta de Vigo for its product of the academy, although everything allowed the Brazilian Olympic gold medalist to sign for free by the mainland PSG, 3 million euros would possibly come later in variables.
And with Jean-Clair Todibo also sent to Benfica on loan for two years, Barca introduced several of their players to the ensembles.
It is true that these other people would possibly be undesirable through Koeman, but at a time of shortage of money, when he revealed that the club had suffered a loss of 97 million euros and had noticed that its revenue was minimized through 203 million euros as a result of the coronavirus. pandemic, earning an overall total of 1. 5 minutes with 4 stars experienced is not a vision for business.
Now in Barcelona, after six years in Sao Paulo, I have written extensively on these topics through advances and analysis, while also covering adjustment reports.
Now in Barcelona, after six years in Sao Paulo, I have written extensively on these topics through advances and research, while I have also covered adjustment reports for tournaments like the America’s Cup. In addition to writing for Forbes Sports, I edit Yellow