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Zubizarreta Reveals that Suárez was not the first option

Zubizarreta Reveals that Suárez was not the first option

Published:8/02/2016 - 17:02h

Updated:2/03/2016 - 19:32h

The one who went sportive director of the FC Barcelona Andoni Zubizarreta affirmed in an interview that the leading Luis Suárez was not the first option to reinforce the Barcelona forward the summer of 2014. It recognises that they wanted to fichar to the "Kun" Agüero and that Valdés had remained

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In an interview conceded for "Hat-trick Barça", program of "TV3", the ex sportive director of the FC Barcelona Andoni Zubizarreta spoke on several proper names related with the Barça in the last months that was in his charge. "Zubi" Does not save grudge to anybody after his dismissal, a year afterwards, and remains with the words of support arrived in his day of Luis Enrique and Xavi Hernández.

"Luis does not give a lot of praises, but he knows that it is a work that have done between all. In his case always have said that the merit is of which are down, the other reflexionamos, think that it is what can be better for the staff. But they are the most exposed", exposed on the work made in the Barcelona direction. Also I ensure that, although it saves little relation with the Barcelona trainer, always commands him some message when it loses, to give him his support.

"Now from time to time it commanded him some message when they lose, that is when more appreciate ", confirmed a Zubizarreta that also spoke on the possibility that the Asturian was during a lot of years like technician culé. "The length of the trainers in the actuality is not very high. Not even in England. Therefore, I do not know it. I expect that yes, because this will mean that it follows amusing. And afterwards he has this capacity of desconectar of the football with other things. But this is an activity of a lot of wear", commented.

Changing of subject, Zubizarreta recognised that Sergio Agüero was the first option of the FC Barcelona to reinforce of face to the past summer of 2014. However, the club finish bringing to Luis Suárez that for now it has given "an excellent performance". "One thinks whenever it goes to give an excellent performance. It is a born competitor, that came of a difficult situation. It is somebody to the one who have not given at all. His wish to triumph goes through on of the obstacles".

Of the trident, leaves him amazed the big complicity and friendship that there is between them as "yes it thought that there would be chemical with Messi and Neymar, but besides there has been all this process that are fellow, that do roasted together, that show this level of friendship...". Of the Brazilian is convinced that it will not go of the Barça.  "I do not think that it was easy that go . For me there is a fundamental question: how it feels Neymar inside the Barça. What I know is that it feels very well. And no only this: it is in a team where competes by everything. And that is an element troncal. All part of the wish to want to move. I see it very happy in the Barça", said.

On the decision of Víctor Valdés to abandon the team, confirmed that him pilló desprevenido: "it Thought that it would be still in the Barça and looked for a second young goalkeeper like Ter Stegen. But afterwards it changed the situation and after speaking with Juan Carlos [Unzué] think in Bravo". Finally, on his relation with the current president Bartomeu left clear that has "a normal relation with him. We saw us before finish the past season. We take us a long coffee. And afterwards we saw us in the draw of the Champions. With Sandro do not have any relation, have coincided sometime, but do not have relation".

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