The Catalan press signals that Xabi Prieto, captain of the Real Sociedad, would be one of the players preferred of Gerardo Martino of all the Spanish League. In spite of that the 'Tata' is enamoured of his game, the FC Barcelona does not pose ficharle
As it has desvelado 'MD', Xabi Prieto is the Spanish player of out of the FC Barcelona that more likes to Gerardo Martino. The newspaper 'The World' made a survey does some months between the technicians of First Division and the 'Tata', to the not being able to vote to any Barcelona, would have chosen to the Basque footballer like better Spanish player of the League BBVA.
In fact, Gerardo Martino would know to perfection the game of Xabi Prieto when having been in the orbit of the Real Sociedad before fichar by the FC Barcelona. The technician visualised then a big quantity of videos of the players donostiarras, and the captain of the Basque group was the one who more surprised him. Renewed recently until 2017 and to his 29 years, however, the technical office of the Barcelona group would not pose neither much less his signing of face to the next season.