And the Uruguayan, Ronald Araujo, Barcelona defender, confirmed that if he was now the sporting director of FC Barcelona, he would sign the Argentine Leo Messi for his team, who left for Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2021. “If I were a sporting director, I would sign Messi for FC Barcelona “
He categorically confirmed in an interview with the magazine” El Club del Deportista “
Araujo, who will miss the classics on Sunday due to injury, offered his point in the interview with the rumors tha have filled pages and pages in recent weeks, explaining his preference if he was in charge of the transfers
At the same time, it was mentioned that the French Karim Benzema was the striker who faced the most difficult time in defense. He stressed that “Benzema is a player with very clever movements and high quality. He knows when to stop, when to form teammates, and you always have to be very careful when facing him”
In addition, he praised the work that Xavi Hernández has done so far: “We have been working with Xavi for some time. At first, it is a little difficult, because it comes up with new ideas, things that they haven’t done here in recent years
He is trying to bring back the Barcelona philosophy and I think this is the time to reap the fruits of the work we have been doing since his arrival”