Afellay, near to sign with the Olympiakos Greek

Ibrahim Afellay is very near of fichar by the Olympiakos. According to the Gazzetta of Greece, the Dutch player will sign in brief with the group directed by Michel. The Dutch midfield player, of 28 years, arrived to the Barça in December of 2010 pertinent of the PSV by three million euros and finalises agreement in 2015. Four years after landing in the Camp Nou, Afellay will close a marked stage by the injuries and that it will be remembered by his assistance to Messi in the Bernabéu in the semifinals of Champions of the season 2010-11. For the moment they have not made public the conditions of the traspaso, but the Catalan press aims to that the Barça would see with good eyes save the index card of the year that remains him.

Satisfied has gone recovering effective during the pre-season, Luis Enrique has gone explaining every time less with Ibrahim Afellay until the point of descartarle definitively like possible member of the Barcelona staff of face to the next season. The Asturian technician does not have the Dutch player and like this reflected it in the announcement of the party against the Naples, for which carried to all the available players to exception of Afellay. The footballer has gone through an authentic ordeal of injuries in the three last years, although it continues having international market.

It does not be necessary to forget that until it does not do a lot it was a fixed in the announcements of the "oranje" and even played the World-wide of South Africa 2010 like titling in the position of left extreme. In the PSV, before recalar in the FC Barcelona, was also one of the big stars of the Eredivisie and always has had a character semi-mediático in spite of have not triumphed in the Barça.

Afellay Was fichado in return of only three million euros and, between his more remarkable performances, fits to remember the assistance that gave him to Leo Messi in the gone of semifinals of the Champions League 2010-11 contested in Santiago Bernabéu, that supposed the 0-2 for the FC Barcelona and the almost definite pass to a final that the culés would win against the Manchester United (3-1). After a good first season, the Dutch suffered a grave injury on 3 October 2011 during a training and, since, never has had continuity in any team.