Matteo Moretto Transfer Column: Xavi Hernandez planning conflict, Michel Sanchez and Alvaro Morata
Matteo Moretto gives Football España exclusive information on the latest business dominating the newspapers in Spain, as revealed in Daily Briefing by Fabrizio Romano.
It is true that there were some differences, differences on transfer strategy between Xavi Hernandez and the club about some players. The most obvious case is that of Vitor Roque, who Barcelona brought in at a great cost in January and has barely played.
The relationship between the two was not the best, and there were things that could have gone better. The Sports Commission had doubts about Xavi's handling of some players, such as Roque, and this was a point of contention between them. There was a gap between Xavi and the sports commission.
In front of Almeria the famous press conference that ended in his bag, which was not the first press conference that Xavi had said things that did not go down well in the commission or with Laporta. Xavi said that things are as they are, in his eyes, but there were times when his messages in public were not liked.
On Monday, Diario AS reported that Angel Correa is staying at Atletico Madrid, and it is true that he is happy in Madrid. But I always warn that with the fact that it depends on the offers that come for Correa, now, I will not be able to guarantee 100% that he will be there at the beginning of the next season. Undoubtedly things have changed since January, but we have to wait and see how it plays out in terms of offers, teams interested in him and so on.
Regarding links between Juventus and Alvaro Morata, I can say that the Bianconeri have other priorities. Morata's agent is working on potential options in Italy, and he has a €15m release clause that Atletico Madrid will require to let him go, but there are no offers at the moment. Now there are no firm contacts, no negotiations.
The idea is to stay and continue the project at Girona next season. It is a managerial profile that likes a lot of clubs, and it is true that Chelsea played it before the season, but in a very sweet way. Chelsea has other priorities, but he is a coach that many teams in England appreciate very much, not just Chelsea.
Obviously there is the link with Manchester City in Girona, and he has a style that makes him very interesting for the big clubs, and my feeling is that he could end up in a top team, and that can be in the Premier League, but it is much more likely to be next summer than this.
