"With Mascherano, the time has given us the reason"

The president of the FC Barcelona, Josep Maria Bartomeu, showed proud, after Javier Mascherano collected the prize of the Agrupació Barça Jugadors (ABJ) to the player with more "Fair-Play" of the past course, that the Argentinian have turn captain

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In statements collected by the newspaper "Sport" just after Javier Mascherano received the prize of the Agrupació Barça Jugadors (ABJ) to the player with more "Fair-Play" of the FC Barcelona the past season, in an act carried out in the Room Paris, Josep Maria Bartomeu spoke on the importance of the "Jefecito" in the sportive project of the Barça and the proud that is that it have turn captain of the team.

"These are acts that define to the Barcelona. I am happy that have won it Javier. It is more, when I saw the list of nominated had clear that deserved it he", commented the president of the FC Barcelona, explaining besides how fraguó the signing of the polyvalent Argentinian player in summer of 2010. "In 2010 it touched me form part of the sportive area and agree me that after the Gamper had a meeting with Pep, Tito and Zubizarreta in which it went out the name of Javier".

"They commissioned me his signing and were to finals of August. It remained little to close the market and it was necessary ficharlo himself or yes. I took an aeroplane and went me to England. And I agree me that it was a difficult signing because the people of the Liverpool knew that it gave off of a big player", commented Bartomeu on the signing of the footballer. "But Mascherano was firm, as it is it the field, with the same determination. To come to the Barcelona no only renounced to money but his family and he put a lot of energy so that it concretised the operation".

"With Javier, the time has given us the reason. It has turned into a better player of what was. It has reinvented ", it expressed. Finally, it ensured that the best facet of Mascherano is the human. "The best of Mascherano is his human part, his honesty. It is fellow of his friends. I know that you did not want to be captain, but gladden me that already you are it".