The reason why Ajax closed Barça's door to Tagliafico

Since the market of winter began to starts of January, the Barça was after the track of a left side that reinforced the staff and that offered competition to Jordi Alba. The primary aim of the Catalans was José Luis Gayà, but his 'love' by Valencia prevented him go out. With the option of Alejandro Grimaldo also descartada, the first alternative was Nicolás Tagliafico, the one who did not form part of the eleven usual headline of Erik have Hag in the Ajax.

In spite of that the player did all the possible for presionar to the club and go out yielded until summer, was not sufficient to change the posture of the Dutch. "The agreement of Tagliafico with the Barça was very difficult. If they want to sign to the player like yielded, then need to have a substitute in this position", affirm Marc Overmars, sportive director of the institution, the one who had clear from a principle that would not go out of the Argentinian defender.

In front of this situation, the Catalans offered like substitute to Alejandro Balde, of 18 years, but the picture 'ajacied' was not convinced with the relief. "We want to think in the players, also are known therefore. We did it, but we do not arrive to a good solution", added the ex footballer, the one who could not leave go to the 'albiceleste' if there was not on the table a player qualified to occupy his vacancy.

Finally, Overmars ensured to be sad by all the situation of the born in Buenos Aires, the one who has not been able to ensure a place inside the eleven initial. "It is a fantastic player. Simply it did not work. We could not shoot us in the foot when leaving him go", concluded the now managerial, whose entity finds contesting all the possible competitions (League, Champions and Glass).

The ideal competition of Jordi Alba

With 29 years, Tagliafico aimed like the ideal spare for Jordi Alba in the left side. The Spanish has not had competition in the band from does already several seasons, what lights the alarms inside the offices condales. An injury of the footballer would leave to the ones of Xavi Hernández in a bad position, in where they would have to resort to a 'patch' in the defence like Óscar Mingueza or Clément Lenglet. However and, by the moment, Alba will keep on being master and gentleman of the lane.