Common past
Ben Arfa already left want by the Barça and declared admirer of Cruyff
Published:7/05/2016 - 11:29h
Updated:7/05/2016 - 11:42h
It was in May of 2008 when the FC Barcelona tanteó the signing of Hatem Ben Arfa, then projecting in the Olympique of Lyon. Eight years afterwards his destinations seems that they go back to joint again
The newspaper "Sport" remembered this Saturday the attempt ofl FC Barcelona for doing with the services of Hatem Ben Arfa in May of 2008, when the then sportive director of the club "Txiki" Begiristain put in contact with him and with the Lyon, team where militaba. In an interview recovered of that then, Ben Arfa desvelaba the Barcelona offer, his taste by the football of the Barça and his tremenda admiration by Johan Cruyff.
Now that seems that, eight years afterwards, the interest of the Barça in the player has reactivated as like this they indicate the same leaders of the club in which it finds at present, the Nice, these were the words of the attacker in his day.
On his plans of future then, Ben Arfa affirmed that they were "to be in Lyon some years more. Never it knows how long it will be because in this of the football all is unpredictable and advances very fast. Afterwards my idea is to go me to a big club and the Barça is it". Also it declared his unconditional admiration to Johan Cruyff player and also to the trainer, by the philosophy of football impregnated in the picture blaugrana.
"It likes me a lot of Cruyff. What can say? It was a big player. For me he and Maradona are the big players of all time. It is a very fast player, technician, intelligent and with character. It is what can say. Besides that it was a big trainer, with a philosophy of football very beautiful. It is a monsieur of the football", affirmed in his day.
To near of his preferences to the hour to go to a determinate championship, the forward confirmed that "in Spain and in England there are more spaces. It likes me the technical football and the Spanish football is it. It likes me a lot this championship. I think that it would adapt me well because I also am a technical player".
Finally, it stood out to several players that then defended the Barcelona colours and by which felt admiration. "Abidal, that is my fellow. We begin together in Lyon. We were in the same hotel three years ago. I when I left the centre of training of the Lyon went me to the hotel and he finish to arrive. It likes me also Touré Yaya and Iniesta and to Messi also. Ronaldinho And Henry also. They are big players", concluded.
