Tension, clauses and 'luck': The story of Abde's arrival at Barça

Abde Ezzalzouli Is one of the names of the week of the FC Barcelona, after his big party against the RCD Espanyol. The Moroccan ingresó in the second part and cuajó an excellent performance, with a 'recital' in what to desborde in the one against one. His profile fits with the needs of Xavi Hernández and is very likely that, in spite of his 19 years, add a lot of opportunities with the first Barcelona team.

His debut produced with Sergi Barjuán, after the dismissal of Ronald Koeman, in the tie 1-1 against the Sportive Alavés. In his first staged showed to be very desequilibrante, with a lot of dribbling and a speed impress you. It has showed before, besides, that can 'manufacture' he same the goals and that it is able to be a very important player in spite of his short age and experience. Xavi, trainer culé, has not doubted in awarding him the confidence and are many the profits that can have his 'signing'.

The case is that Abde Ezzalzouli has been one of the last bets of the sportive direction of the Barça, with the ex culé Ramón Plans like protagonist. The Barcelona did an investment of two million euros the past summer to pay the clause liberatoria of the Moroccan extreme in the Hércoles. It arrived to reinforce the filial, but has not taken in giving his first jump to the team of the 'big'.

It is living his best moment, but no always has been easy the situation of Abde. It comes of a humble family and lived in Elche from small. The picture ilicitano descartó his incorporation does some years and Hercules of Alicante achieved his traspaso, in age already juvenile. The Moroccan finish achieving a 'hollow' in the Alicante team and began to call the attention of important clubs in Spain, like Valencia, that was about to to achieve his signing.

The group 'ché' wanted to incorporate it to his subsidiary and was all smart so that they completed the operation, as it has related recently 'SPORT', but a clause surprise of Hercules braked the operation. The team aimed that if Abde did not play at least 45 minutes in five clashes, Valencia would be forced to pay ua compensation of ten thousand euros. That was the point that broke the negotiations and the Moroccan finished remaining in the stadium José Rico Pérez, where became key in the approach of Manolo Díaz.

Plans 'discovered' to Abde for the Barça

The big performance of Abde during the month of May and April called the attention of Ramón Plans that always was attentive to the young stars for the Barça, as it happened also with Pedri or Araújo. The extreme was in way 'excellent' and showing his capacity for encarar to his rivals and desbordar at all times. They were qualities that liked in Can Barça and the culés put hands to the work to achieve his traspaso for the filial.

The negotiations developed with speed and everything went directed until Hercules put a new requirement that was about to to twist the course of the footballer. The ones of Alicante asked that Abde played the season 2021-2022 yielded in the team, but the Barça wanted to that the incorporation went immediate. Finally, after a few days of tension and uncertainty, Hercules accessed and Abde arrived to the City Condal during the summer, like the last signing, to reinforce to the filial.

Abde, 'armoured' by the Barça

His start in the Barça B was not simple by a subject of adaptation. In the first parties, Sergi Barjuán used it like revulsivo in the second halves, by his big capacity for desbordar splitting from the left. However, with the happen of the months was purchasing more leadership and the trainer, in his interinato in the first team, did not doubt in calling it and summon it with the Barça.

From the offices are loved with his profile and power. It is a big bet of the club and a player that can give big results to short and long term, reason by which lto Barcelona entity decided to armour it with a clause of rescission of 200 million euros. His agreement, finally, is by the next three seasons more two optional.