ronald koeman He reviewed the news of Barcelona taking advantage of the presentation of the Koeman Cup, the golf tournament that will be held at the Club de Golf de Barcelona and that included other illustrious personalities such as Pep Guardiola or Julio Salinas.
Koeman was clear about Barcelona’s transfer policy: “From the outside, you can discuss the years of the players when it comes to transfers. Neither economically nor footballingly they are working for the future. Gundogan is a great player, but he too should have been before. For a club that must look to the future… They are signings for two or three years”.
“When I was coach there was no money and I saw that there were players like Pedri, Nico, Gavi… and in the Netherlands we are used to giving youngsters opportunities. You have to work to have a good future. I don’t dispute Gundogan, but you can’t sign two or three players of these ages every season, a signing of a 22-year-old player is better than one of 32 or 33 thinking about the future,” he added.
Koeman, who also slipped that “it was a big mistake for Barcelona to let Messi out”, spoke about his dismissal as a Barça coach: “I know that there is a risk as a coach when things do not go well. You can fire a coach. I don’t have a problem with that. It’s not the first time. But it is the way to treat someone, an important person for the club, and it was not a very honest treatment. and that’s why I have my things and my thoughts. I don’t know if it will ever be fixed. The deal was not as they have shown.”
Lastly, he is clear that De Jong will not move from Barça despite having many ‘girlfriends’: “Many clubs want to sign a player Frenkie de Jong but I know that he is very happy here and does not think about leaving“.
