During the presentation of Jeison Murillo with the FC Barcelona, also were present the vice-president Jordi Mestre and the technical secretary, Éric Abidal, in press conference. The journalists, in addition to launching questions to Jeison Murillo, wanted to know also if the Barça will bet by more signings or exits in the market of winter of 2019, something to what answered Éric Abidal.
The technical secretary culé did not want to give too many details that subtracted leadership to Jeison Murillo in the day of his official presentation, and limited to ensure that the FC Barcelona is opened to all the possibilities, and that no descarta at all for now, without that have opened the wintry market until the day 1 January 2019.
"We always analyse the internal situation and follow the market, but do not have at all foreseen in signings and to level of exits always depends on the players and of what need. I am not the trainer and do not decide. All puts on the table and take decisions", sustained Abidal, that was asked directly by the possible incorporation of Adrien Rabiot.
The ex French player no the descartó, but neither confirmed at all when leaving clear that has not arrived for now to any agreement with anybody, and that there is not forecast, at least initially, that they arrive more players in the next days. Also they asked to Abidal by Rodrigo Caio, the central Brazilian that the Barça would have followed, and that even could have happened medical review in Brazil.
At the end, in any case, the elected to form part of the Barcelona staff was Jeison Murillo. "I do not know what said in Brazil of Rodrigo Caio, in the list of players there were names, can be the one of Caio, but it is necessary to take decisions, when I was player also could fichar by another club and arrived to the Barça. The elected is Jeison and it is necessary to congratulate it", explained Abidal on the case of the Brazilian.
To cut of root the questions on players like Rabiot, Frenkie of Jong or Of Ligt, Abidal was conclusive but elegant: "Today it is not the moment to speak of other players. We are very happy to have to Jeison and will be attentive to the players that do lacking", signalled, without closing that the FC Barcelona go back to participate in the next days in the market of signings of winter.
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The will of the technical office, of course, always will be to follow endowing to Valverde of more options in the staff. "To level of planning for us does not change at all. The most important is that the trainer have options and want to compete and win a lot of titles. All know the situation of the defence and want players to compete", said Abidal on the incorporation of Murillo. "For us it does not change at all with The Masia, there are players that have gone going up and will follow going up, and in this commands the trainer", added. We will see if it is truth.