FC
Barcelona has new "Football Directors" in place & seem to be working
hard after the departure - firing - of Andoni Zubizarreta & the his
assistant Carles Puyol who quit. The new team is ex FC Barcelona player-Coach
Carles Rexach & ex AC Milan Club Manager Ariedro Braida, both with the
mission to scout the World Soccer market for Football talent to rejuvenate the
Barça squad & maintain its competitive levels against rivals, Real Madrid
being the more obvious.
Just days
in their office, Spanish Sports media based in Barcelona - & some think at
work with Barça - have already published three players that Braida-Rexach have targeted
as signing objectives: Verratti (PSG), Danilo (Porto) & Dybala (Palermo), three
names on the table as "Barça material" & young Football promises.
Said this, let’s remind
that FC Barcelona cannot sign any player until January 2016 due to the imposed
FIFA sanctions due to alleged under aged player signings. The idea however at Barça is to shut
pre-agreements with possible new incorporations & ask them to wait until
the sanction time limit expires.
However, one
thing is the desire to sign & another very different is the reality of
signing. Asking a player to wait may not be the best motivational stimulus,
apart from the Barcelona atmosphere at this moment with Club Directives in
court over alleged tax evasion, upcoming end of season Club Presidential
elections & internal squad issues between players & Coach. This last
issue is significant because the future of current Coach Luis Enrique depends
on winning titles, & the result of Club elections; new candidate players may not
like these uncertainties.
Lastly, as with
most things associated with FC Barcelona, the shadow of Real Madrid hovers. All
three players on the possible signing list are also being closely followed by
Real Madrid with some like Verratti a target & Coach Ancelotti personal
solicitation.
Smoke? At
this point, as with most news about signings at this stage of the season, just
speculation & rumour. Plus its a nice way to let the Barça members & fan
base think that the new Football Directors actually do some work - or appear so
- to keep the Barça flock alive with illusion. Those more
"experienced" know that a Club - or any Institution - facing elections cannot make many decisions until after the voted results. All news at
this point can only sell Sports papers, & it does well for the Barcelona
Stay tuned!
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