Andoni Zubizarreta, ex sportive director

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Zubizarreta, on his management as sports director: "My departure was political"

Published:28/01/2022 - 14:11h

Updated:29/01/2022 - 15:42h

The former sports director of FC Barcelona (2010-2015) claims "to have received many shots that were not for him" during his time as a Blaugrana manager and recalled his 'merit' for signing Ter Stegen

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Andoni Zubizarreta Reviewed his stage like sportive director of the FC Barcelona (2010-2015), stage in which the culés attained to obtain two Glasses of Europe. For the exportero blaugrana, the his "was a political exit more than sportive, political", since it was not direct manager of the fúbol normative. "I received a lot of balazos that were not for me", affirmed on his relation with the press in these years.

For Andoni, the responsibility of the sportive director goes much more there of fichar. "Ter Stegen Was not known by then", affirmed the ex managerial culé on the signature of the German in 2014. Likewise, it affirmed that it would have liked him sign to Marco Asensio, by the one who "had many times the agreement of ficharlo", but the player chose to the Real Madrid.

On the management of Josep Bartomeu and the current financial crisis of the Barça, Zubizarreta ensures today the numbers, clearly, are not well, as it reviews them LaLiga. However, in his four years and half in the club, "did not have the perception that the numbers went so bad. If I think that we were running on our steps and every time went faster, but never had the perception to be in a chaotic economic crisis", affirmed the one of Vitoria-Gasteiz.

In accordance with the exdirectivo culé, the 'pressure' of not to put in Champions always meant to have to sell players, but this "the normal". "In fact, the structure of Bartomeu followed and won a League of Champions and several Leagues", thought the leader.

"It seemed that the quarry had turned off"

Zubizarreta Also encouraged to think on the new 'jewels' of the club, Pedri and Gavi. For the exportero of the Barça, both have to keep growing. "Gavi Is more a mixed, intense and technician. It is curious. It seemed that, after Iniesta, Busquets and Xavi, the quarry of the Barça had turned off... And it looks now", it commented.

For Andoni, Barça and Madrid are in a "transition" and this has affected the quality of LaLiga. "Before a Kroos came you to the Madrid. Now it happens the other way around. And by here it loses the talent", argued 'Zubi', the one who considers that "the teams with stable structures keep in good competitive level", as it is the case of the Seville, Betis and the Real Sociedad.

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