Kun Agüero, Eric García and Memphis Depay: the strategy to sign without disbursement

Barcelona announced a few days ago the signing of Memphis Depay.The Dutchman arrives at Camp Nou at zero cost, just as Eric García and Kun Agüero did it a few weeks ago.In a context of general crisis in world football and with empty Barca club coffers, sports management has been brilliant.The three players had many suitors and in the end, for the intervention of different people, they have ended up arriving at Barcelona.

These three players feel the bases of the next season team.From here, the club will have to strive at the exit of the players left over the squad.A good sale is fundamental to try other signings that will no longer go to zero cost.But the first phase has ended satisfactorily.

Koeman and the word of Depay

Barcelona's interest in the Dutch international has been for a year.It was one of Koeman's requests when he reached the bench of Camp Nou.I knew him well about the Dutch team and was a player who guaranteed goals (this season has put 21 with Lyon), a problem that polished Barcelona after Luis Suárez's departure.However, he could not arrive even in the winter market.On the one hand, Lyon asked for a transfer and, on the other, Barcelona needed to give way to a striker to lighten the salary mass.

After the failed attempts he did not lose sight of the objective.Koeman wanted him for this season and obtained a verbal agreement with the player to come to Camp Nou and not accept other offers.The instability in the position of Koeman was about to disrupt the operation, but Depay remained faithful to the word he had given the coach.We had to negotiate in recent days with Mateu Alemany and in the end both parties closed an agreement.

Laporta pressed Eric García

Barcelona's interest in Manchester City defense comes from afar.Ramón Plans was very clear that he was a very valid player for Barcelona and already had an agreement closed with Iván de la Peña, representative of the defense, since last summer when Bartomeu was still president.There was an offer to Manchester City that did not materialize for just two million euros.The signing was also raised in winter in the face of the team's injury problem in the center of the defense.But that was when Laporta blocked the football player's signing, who had raised the managing board to the presidency candidates, because he did not want to pay a rival such as the City taking into account that Eric ended contract in June in June.

There was still a new nut squeak.At the end of the previous season, Mateu Alemany renegotiated with De la Peña the agreement he had with Barcelona by reducing the soccer player's salary a little more.The measure did not like the defense that had already given up in the previous agreement and had supported the City's pressure after rejected the renewal offer they had proposed.The player's desire to dress the Barca shirt were decisive to end up accepting the new conditions.

The encounter between Messi and the Kun

The third signing at zero cost has been that of Kun Agüero that was also free in June.In this operation, the Messi factor has been decisive.Laporta wanted arguments for Leo to renew her contract with Barcelona and one of them was that a great friend of her as Kun arrived in Barcelona.This idea already had other presidency candidates who also made an approximation to the former City player to see his disposition of Camp Nou.

The idea always seduced the Kun who saw in Barcelona a good opportunity to play two years at the highest level to be prepared for the World Cup in Qatar and with his great friend.Therefore, the salary that he perceived in the City, 14 million net per season was reduced to more than half, and play it to variables.Mateu Alemany tightened aware of the economic situation of the club.

Two failed options

There were two other players who ended a contract and who were in Barca Point.One of them was praise.The option for the then Bayern Munich player was rapideuros per season.

The one that was very close to closing was the Dewijnaldum.Here was the uncertainty about Koeman's continuity on the bench.A very important time was lost to specify the operation and then the PSG arrived with a much higher offer.Laporta refused to enter an auction with the PSG and did not put a euro more on the table.

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