The controversial message of Valverde on the signing of Malcom

After several weeks in which it seemed that Willian would be the player that would reinforce the right band of the FC Barcelona, the club did official the arrival of Malcom, pertinent of the Girondins of Bordeaux, in return of 41 million euros more another in variables. The decision was of the club, something that Ernesto Valverde commented attending to the means.

During the first press conference of the Txingurri in the pre-season, left a clear message to the pair that controversial, on the signing of Malcom: "it Is a player that knows the club from does time and that at the end has decided ficharle. It is a young player, with projection and the club has bet by him".

"It is a player that knows the club from does time and that at the end has decided ficharle"

Said words are a clear allusion to that he has not had absolutely at all that see in the incorporation of the Brazilian forward, hinting that his favourite beau, as they come aiming several sectors of the press from does time, was Willian. Besides, it added: "If it will be headline or will not depend on his performance".

What himself ensured Ernesto Valverde is that the Brazilian extreme has a lot of possibilities to debut in the morning of this Sunday in the first friendly party of the pre-season, that will be against the Tottenham Hotspur English: "it Comes filmed of trainings and is a possibility that see him play against the Tottenham".

Malcom or Dembélé

The Txingurri also analysed the competition of Malcom with Ousmane Dembélé by a place in the right extreme: "we Expect that it was a season in which Dembélé give us a lot of things. Already the past year contributed us things, and this year has to contribute more. It is well the competition of Malcom, but the season is very long and there are a lot of parties".

Also it left a clear message for the French forward, alleging that it has to add his contribution to the team after a first season in which it did not play to the level of what dictated in the expectations. In this way, the technician extremeño will have to decide as it plays his letters in the forward.