SLOVAK IS A KEY NAME IN NAPLES
Lobotka, the midfielder that Xavi would like to see at Barça
Published:11/03/2024 - 15:47h
Updated:11/03/2024 - 15:48h
At a time when FC Barcelona has lacked a quality midfielder, Xavi Hernandez has taken the opportunity to praise Napoli midfielder Stanislav Lobotka, a player he has admitted he would like to see wearing the azulgrana jersey
Xavi Hernández appeared in the previous press conference to the transcendental meeting of this Tuesday between the FC Barcelona and the Naples, corresponding to the turn of the eighth of final of the Champions League, in which the Barcelona cast plays his opportunity to follow alive in the fight for achieving 'The Orejona'. Between so many things, the egarense surprised when revealing the name of a player of the picture 'Partenopeo' that would like him see with the T-shirt of the Barça.
The one of Terrassa, when being questioned about which player sees like a key figure in the diagram of the Naples, surprised when revealing his election, overlooking names like Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen. "It would say you Lobotka. It likes me to level of construction of game, does not lose any balloon. It would like me see it in a club like the Barça. Mark a lot the difference for the Naples", commented.
Stanislav Lobotka, the 'leader' in the medullary zone of the Naples
The player chosen by Hernández was Stanislav Lobotka, a mediocentro Slovakian of 29 years of age that is a 'old known' in LaLiga, since it formed part of the Celtic of Vigo from 2017 until 2020, before the square napolitana did with his services in the market estival of the season 2019-20. This change resulted very beneficial for Lobotka, since from his arrival to Italy has turned into a key piece in the diagram of the picture 'celestial'.
From the past campaign, Lobotka has been the pivote title of the Naples, being considered indispensable so that the team won the 'Scudetto'. Although the combined napolitano does not cross his best sportive moment, the Slovak follows showing a very good performance in his game. It has contested 38 meetings in this period and is used to to form part of a triangle in the centre of the field beside André-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Piotr Zieliński.
Stanislav Lobotka, the one who has agreement with the Naples until 2027 and a value of market of 35 M€, as 'Transfermarkt', has been widely recognised by his big physical deployment, in spite of not having a height imponente (1.68 metres). Also it highlights by his skill in the recovery of balloons and his contribution in the construction of the game, contributing big fluidity to the played that estelariza.
