{"id":77716,"date":"2017-07-14T23:39:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T21:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/semedo-the-barca-was-my-first-option-am-prepared_202219_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:51:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:51:23","slug":"semedo-the-barca-was-my-first-option-am-prepared_202219_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/players\/semedo-the-barca-was-my-first-option-am-prepared_202219_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Semedo: &#8220;The Bar\u00e7a was my first option, am prepared&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accompanied by Robert Fern\u00e1ndez and after a presentation to the protect of Josep Maria Bartomeu, N\u00e9lson Semedo left his first words like player of the FC Barcelona. The Portuguese did not doubt to the hour to value his signing like a big opportunity<\/h2>  \r\n<div class=\"article-addons\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/calendar-fc-barcelona.html\"\r\n       target=\"_self\"\r\n       title=\"Calendar of FC Barcelona\"\r\n       class=\"blue-gredient-btn\">\r\n       \r\n        Calendar of FC Barcelona    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>   <p>After signing his new agreement and after posing with the elastic Barcelona, <strong>N\u00e9lson Semedo<\/strong> visited the room Ricard Maxenchs to face his first press conference like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/jugadores-fcbarcelona.html\"><strong>player of the Bar\u00e7a<\/strong><\/a>. With <strong>Robert Fern\u00e1ndez<\/strong> like host, the recently arrived presented  like an ambitious footballer and with the very clear things.<\/p> <p>&#8220;<strong>I want to appreciate him to the Bar\u00e7a this opportunity and confidence. I will give everything by this club, that has loved me<\/strong>. It is a very big club, is something that already knew but today have been able to check. Besides Barcelona is a city that loves me and have many win to know it&#8221;. Like this it began <strong>Semedo<\/strong> his adventure in the Camp Nou, appreciated and with many win.<\/p> <p>The footballer defined  like a fighter, warning that &#8220;I am a player that does not give a balloon by stray. The party finish when the referee pita and <strong>will do all what was in my power to be able to deserve this T-shirt<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p> <p>On his adaptation to the side after having begun his career in positions more advanced, Semedo explained that &#8220;<strong>in my four years like professional have evolved enough<\/strong> and have been able to develop my game by the trainers that have had&#8221;, commented, appreciating the work of his preparadores and accepting his new challenge. &#8220;<strong>I seat me ready<\/strong>&#8220;, resolved.<\/p> <h2>The Bar\u00e7a above all else<\/h2> <p>One of the appearances in which incidi\u00f3 N\u00e9lson Semedo to his arrival to the Camp Nou was in the commitment that feels in his new club, and stood out it when it was questioned on his reaction after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/ofensiva-viaje-del-barca-a-lisboa-para-fichar-a-semedo_202168_102.html\"><strong>call of the Bar\u00e7a<\/strong><\/a>. &#8220;<strong>All the players want to play here<\/strong>. I felt me very ilusionado and <strong>assume a lot of responsibility with this signing, have many win to begin to work with the team<\/strong>&#8220;, valued, impatient.<\/p> <p>Finally, the one of Lisbon reiterated that it is centred in the Barcelona group, signalling that in spite of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fc-barcelona\/fichajes.html\"><strong>interest of other teams<\/strong><\/a>, did not have any doubt: &#8220;<strong>Since I knew of the interest of the Bar\u00e7a always has been my first option, never thought in another option<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accompanied by Robert Fern\u00e1ndez and after a presentation to the protect of Josep Maria Bartomeu, N\u00e9lson Semedo left his first words like player of the FC Barcelona. 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