Yerry Mina, during a party with the selection of Colombia

On his signing by the Barça

Yerry Mina: "I Am thrilled, the Barça is more than a club"

Published:25/02/2017 - 20:55h

Updated:26/02/2017 - 17:08h

The central of the Palmeiras Yerry Mina celebrated that the FC Barcelona have fixed in him and have a clause by means of which can finish fichándolo. "I know that I am doing the things well, therefore the Barça has fixed in me", said

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It does few days filtered that the FC Barcelona had confirmed his preferential option with the Palmeiras by Yerry Mina and prolonged it a season more. The Colombian defence is one of the young players that the culés have in his diary to reinforce and rejuvenate the saga. He, unlike what would do others, prefers to centre in the present and follow evolving in his team.

Like this it left it clear in a recent interview for the newspaper "Sport". In this, Mina, of only 22 years, affirmed that "we bet for coming here and do a good work to consolidate us and learn. I think that the decision was the correct. The Palmeiras is a big club, a big team and did not have doubt that would be litigating by the championship. Imagine you, at the end, even have won the League".

A perfect club to grow and face his following ambitious step: land in Europe. "Have objective for this 2017. Be well, with the mind put to 100% and do the things well with the Palmeiras to go out champions. And afterwards, treat to go to Europe", confessed the international cafetero that, this yes, explained that "everything has his time".

A "pride" that the Barça fix in him

"Everything goes very fast, but I seat me very happy with all what is happening me. I am happy and very thrilled because, as they say, the Barça is more than a club. Well, each day raise me and think 'am doing the things well because the Barça has fixed in me", said the central.

And it is that Mina is an enamoured of the game of the Barça, as it revealed. "The style of game, that is the same that I have. Always I want to go out playing from backwards. And the Barça begins with Ter Stegen. When the balloon arrives to Messi, Suárez or Neymar always is touching. It likes me see how the team does not tire to give 30 or 40 touch", explained.

As to the Colombian do not like him "the teams that refuse the balloon. Always it liked me go out touching, already played of steering wheel of first line. If there is possibility to play, much better, and if I can arrive controlling until the rival arch do it".

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