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Ronaldo Koeman insists that it was not his decision to sanction the departure of Luis Suárez of Barcelona and assures that he understands the anger of Lionel Messi.
The signing of the Uruguayan international to Atlético de Madrid was confirmed on Friday after the Catalan giants considered him exceeding the requirements.
Messi, who was forced to make a U-turn earlier this month after Barcelona refused to accept his transfer request, publicly criticized the decision to allow his close friend and teammate to join a club. rival in another apparent excavation in the low-the president of the fire, Josep Bartomeu.
Koeman, however, insists that Suarez’s fate was sealed at the board level and he’s not happy to have been portrayed as the play’s villain.
“It’s normal for him to be upset that a great friend has left,” Koeman said in response to Messi’s outburst on social media. But I have no doubts about Messi. I’ve seen him train.
“It seemed that I had been the bad guy in this movie and it is not like that. It was the club’s decision. I respect Suárez a lot and wish him all the best at Atlético de Madrid. ‘
Barcelona have also allowed the departure of players such as Ivan Rakitic and Arturo Vidal and will now focus on strengthening their squad in the remainder of the transfer window.
Memphis Depay and Lautaro Martínez are among Barcelona’s main targets, but for now Koeman will focus only on the players at his disposal, including the young Ansu Fati.
“We are looking for players to improve the team,” he added. But we must also understand the financial situation of the club. Regardless of possible signings, we will try to achieve everything
We have very good forwards, but nobody can play three games in a row. We have quality for everyone to play.
‘For me, yes, he (Fati) is fundamental. He has a great talent. He is young and has to learn, he is a player for the future but it is impressive that at his age he already has the level to play for Barcelona’s first team. It says a lot ‘.
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