The signing of the mediocampista of the Liverpoool FC Georginio Wijnaldum by the Barça seemed almost a fact. Especially, afterwards that this week the president of the FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, will ratify the continuity in the benches of the Camp Nou of the also Dutch and trainer Ronald Koeman, the one who was the main conductive thread to convince to the player to bet by the sportive project that is structuring in the picture culé, always with die by safe that Leo Messi will renew and will continue in the City Condal.
However, of agreement to versions of some sources linked to the ex of the Newcastle, the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) has crossed in the operation between the Catalans and the player of 30 years of age. especula That the Frenchmen already attained a pact that would do official in so alone days. As the advanced by the newspaper Marks, for example, signals that the economic offer of the French club has weighed more than the sportive project that offered him the FC Barcelona, the one who knew from the moment that could not compete with the economic muscle of the PSG.
In concrete the call of the Argentinian technician Mauricio Pochettino and the million Paris braked an operation which, as they aim from the group culé, only was missing him the medical recognition. However, the hopes are the last that lose , in spite of that the trainer of the Frenchmen has "special" influence in Wijnaldum. Already in the 2016 sustained a contact, being east the mandamás of the Tottenham Hotspur, and left to the mediocampista enamoured.
"I was to the house of Mauritius Pochettino before speaking with the Liverpool After the meeting said him to my agent: 'I go Me to the Spurs'. Pochettino Is a fantastic trainer, if you look how have played his teams (...) I remained impressed by what said me. It exposed his form to work and I was convinced that it could improve to any player without mattering the age. It saw to the Tottenham like a good option for me, but could not agree the financial terms with them", said Wijnaldum in an interview conceded in this same year.
Factor Pochettino
Simply, the footballer remained impressed with the form to work of the technician. It is thus, that now believes , that in addition to the millions of the PSG the factor Pochettino is fundamental for his arrival to the capital of France, afterwards to happen during the last months in the orbit of the FC Barcelona, where Laporta already oficializó the arrival of Sergio 'Kun' Agüero, Eric García and Emerson Royal. It expects by the incorporation of the forward, equally Dutch, Memphis Depay.