\r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div> If there is a player who has recently been the target of much criticism in the international sports scene, it is Real Madrid’s French midfielder, Aur\u00e9lien Tchouam\u00e9ni<\/strong>. The native of Rouen is being widely criticized as he is expected to step up to strengthen the Real Madrid midfield following Toni Kroos’ departure<\/strong>, showing a certain lack of ball technique, standing out more for his physical ability and defensive performances.<\/p> This attribute, which is now coming to light more strongly, seems to have not entirely surprised Barcelona<\/strong>. It has been recently revealed that at one point the Catalan team had the midfielder on their list of potential signings when he played for AS Monaco<\/strong>. Tchouam\u00e9ni<\/strong> had been closely followed by the Catalan team from a young age and was considered a valuable candidate to reinforce the midfield.<\/p> So, why did Barcelona<\/strong> stop closely monitoring a player who would eventually sign for Real Madrid<\/strong> in 2022 for \u20ac80 million plus \u20ac20 million in variables? The answer seems quite simple, as explained by Bojan Krki\u0107 Sr.<\/strong>, who was one of the scouts for Bar\u00e7a<\/strong> at the time, in an interview for ‘Qu\u00e8 t’hi jugues’ on SER Catalunya, where he detailed why the Barcelona team discarded Aur\u00e9lien Tchouam\u00e9ni<\/strong>.<\/p> The reason why FC Barcelona discarded the signing of Aur\u00e9lien Tchouam\u00e9ni<\/strong> <\/h3> Krki\u0107 Sr.<\/strong> began by explaining what essential aspects could have been decisive for his signing by Barcelona<\/strong>: “”I went to see him two or three times, against Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Marseille. I always noted the same: power, strength, passing, aggressiveness in marking – even excessive…<\/strong>“,” he started.<\/p> However, Krki\u0107 Sr.<\/strong> pointed out that the weakness in his game was significant enough to overshadow his positive aspects, automatically ruling him out as material for Barcelona<\/strong>. “”Very little creativity to play for a big club”,” he concluded.<\/p> Ultimately, time has proven Krki\u0107 Sr.<\/strong> right, as lately Aur\u00e9lien Tchouam\u00e9ni<\/strong> has only shown glimpses of what is expected from a ‘top’ player, especially in technical terms and in the profile sought by Barcelona<\/strong>. Although he excels in physical and defensive aspects, he still falls short of expectations in terms of his performances with the ball at his feet, as indicated in Krki\u0107 Sr.’s<\/strong> report.<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FC Barcelona closely monitored one of the players currently playing in Real Madrid’s midfield, why did they end up ruling out his signing? The answer was revealed recently If there is a player who has recently been the target of much criticism in the international sports scene, it is Real Madrid’s French midfielder, Aur\u00e9lien Tchouam\u00e9ni. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":355,"featured_media":93860,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_nextfly_llmd_date_locked":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[106,449],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-transfers","category-transfers-2"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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