Vermaelen: "The Barça is one of the best of the world"

Thomas Vermaelen has been presented this Sunday like new player of the FC Barcelona. The international Belgian has explained that is proud to play in a club like the Barça and has showed ilusionado by this new stage in Barcelona: "I Trust that it can give a lot to this Club. It will be a challenge for me", has explained. "The Barça is one of the best clubs of the world. It is a dream for a lot of players play here and therefore it is not difficult to take the decision to come to play to the Barça".

During the presentation, the last signing of the Barça has been accompanied by the sportive vice-president, Jordi Mestre, and the sportive director, Andoni Zubizarreta. Precisely Mestre has detailed the figures of the operation: 10 million fixed euros, 5 million euros in variables according to performance and 3,8 millions in case to achieve successes in the Champions. Besides the clause is of 80 million euros.

Vermaelen Has showed optimistic on the injuries that have accompanied him in the last years. "The past year was a bit last by the injuries but this happens in any career of player. I expect that here it was stronger and play a lot of parties". "I want to begin of zero and safe that will have a fantastic season", has added the new '23' of the Barça. Zubizarreta Has explained that this Monday Vermaelen will be evaluated by the doctors of the team to see in which moment is of his process of recovery. And it is that the Belgian lesionó during the World-wide but wait in brief recover the form. "We do not have any doubt of the physical answer of Vermaelen. We will work to recover it of the injury", explained Zubizarreta.

The ex of the Arsenal has been the player chosen to add solidity to the defence. Vermaelen, that lucirá the dorsal 23, has ensured that thinks to put him the difficult things to Luis Enrique. "If you come to a so big club like this have to show your cost. Here there is a lot of competition but am very animated. It depends on me show that I can play for this club".

Finally, Andoni Zubizarreta has valued very positively the incorporation of Vermaelen, of the one who has stood out the defensive capacity, the experience and the versatility. The sportive director has defined to Vermaelen like a "central " left-handed that also can play in the band", although the own player has recognised that prefers to play in the position of central defence. "It complements us a defence of big route. We look for that in the defence have all the elements so that there is a big competition between them", sentenced Andoni.