Deco reveals the keys to FC Barcelona’s summer transfer market

A very busy Saturday for FC Barcelona due to the celebration of the General Assembly, Deco also left interesting headlines during his conference. A sporting director of the Catalans who has referred to the main points of the last summer transfer window.

The General Assembly of FC Barcelona is the focus of attention for the fans of the Catalan team . After the forceful analysis carried out by Joan Laporta -president-, other pieces of its organisation have come to the fore with the development of the day.

Therefore, Deco, sporting director of the Blaugrana team, has been in charge of carefully evaluating the past summer transfer period.

“We discuss the market daily. We couldn’t possibly fit all the players that are rumored to be joining us into the squad. We observe the training sessions, evaluate our current players, and consider those outside… Last year, we dedicated significant effort to making decisions for this season.

There were countless hours of scouting, alongside Rafa Márquez and Bojan… We identified the team’s weaknesses and what we had available.

Our goal is to build a team primarily composed of homegrown talent and individuals eager to succeed at Barça. We assembled a strong team because those who joined shared the same ambition,” he explained, as reported by As.

When discussing the appointment of Hansi Flick as coach, he noted, “This decision stems from the groundwork laid last season and our vision for this year.

Even without a trophy-laden year, we had a solid foundation. We needed to make choices about specific players to enhance the squad’s competitiveness, and we had to consider the talent in the youth academy.

It was also essential for the coach to believe in this vision. Hansi brings us that confidence. Believing is one thing, but executing it is crucial, and the coach plays a vital role in that.

Deco takes the floor at the General Assembly
He added that “in terms of departures, we loaned out Oriol Romeu, who wanted more minutes;

Lenglet, who was looking for minutes and had few here; also Vitor Roque, in whom we believe a lot. He arrived in January and it was difficult. Because we believe in his value, we loaned him to Betis so that he can return to us. Valle has potential and could return to us one day . “

Finally, Deco has analysed that “we transferred Dest and Araujo. Faye is a great centre-back that we have sold with a buy-back option to have control. Gündogan is not a transfer.

After a conversation with the coach, he made the decision to leave. We let him go at the same zero cost that he came. Regarding Chadi Riad, Betis executed the purchase option, but we continue with a percentage.

We tried to get Guiu to stay, but we didn’t convince him. He went to Chelsea because of the clause. He had an old clause that we couldn’t do anything about. Sergi Roberto’s contract ended. He made history.

We had other plans. We appreciate what he has done and we wish him luck. Marcos Alonso, too. His contract ended and he had the bad luck of having many injuries. He has given a lot. Just like Joao Félix and Joao Cancelo, who returned to their clubs . “