Cádiz local newspaper Diario de Cádiz claims that new Barcelona manager Josep Guardiola wants Cádiz central defender José Manuel "Chico" Flores (21), who joined Barcelona B on loan in January but has now still two years left on his contract with Cádiz, to take part in the first team pre-season (read more here).
Barcelona is expected to make a formal offer to third division team Cádiz soon. Chico's agents had a meeting with Cádiz officials last week during which the situation of the player was discussed.
Asked about the possibility of a permanent transfer to Barcelona, Chico said to the paper that he's waiting to see what will happen: "They have talked about the issue with me and of course I would like to do the pre-season and go to Scotland and the United States, but it doesn't depend on me. I thank Guardiola for the confidence but I still have a contract with Cádiz and if they don't want to listen to offers that could come in, I will have to accept that. It could anyhow be a somewhat turbulent summer because I could have several interesting options."
Cádiz local newspaper La Voz de Cádiz also claims that Barcelona is ready to start negotiating with Cádiz on a possible transfer of the central defender.
Asked about his situation, Chico said to the paper that he prefers not to return to Cádiz: "So far, it has been a wonderful year to me. My idea is now to try to take advantage of this season and to stay on this train, that comes by only once in a lifetime. With all the offers that I have on the table, I have to aim higher. But I know I still have a contract, so I hope to talk with the club after my holiday."
Madrid sports tabloid Marca claims that an option to buy Chico for 6 million euro° expired at the end of May. Barcelona let this deadline go by and would now come with an offer that is quite lower than that fee. The tabloid claims that Barcelona could buy Chico and then loan him out so he can gain some more experience.
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6 million euro =
10 million us dollar
5 british pound
another central defender, lol
he is 21 . i dont doesnt seem that he worth 6 millions oh not at all for a fee around 200.000 would be fine. eventhough i am prejudging that an opinion of mine. and he played at spain third divison
4th division!
no 6 million is crazy. what does pep have with all these central defenders? Even if caceres can play left back we have TOOOO much central defenders.
sell abidal for a good price! as well as marquez
Sell Abidal ?
Are you high ?
Pep must have designs on a 6-3-1 formation for next season.
No, Pep has designs on depth next season. His belief is that an attack is only as good as its defense. How often did we score goals, then get burned because tired defenders couldn't get back to stop a counter? Wouldn't that be greatly relieved by an array of fresh, young central defenders with spry legs, ready to come in late in the season?
Remember, our back line only rotated in Thuram for the most past. Marquez was injured a lot. But it was almost always Abidal, Milito, Puyol and Zambrotta, with the occasional Sylvinho or Oleguer sighting.
Now we have Caceres and Pique. One more would be very good. Henrique is signed, but not ready for prime time yet. Marquez can also play central defense. If we sell Abidal now, we're crazy.
And we let the 6 million expire precisely because he isn't worth it. Let's grab him for a price that he is worth.
Abidal isn't even a central defender. It would be foolish to sell him.
Why then not just promote Valiente, who's also a youth itnernational, instead of spending on this guy?
@groga: I think Valiente played a lot of games as DM this year, and from what I read, he was great at that position.
I don't know why Pep doesn't trust him, but I trust Pep, and if he thinks this Chico guy, who seems to be a great prospect, is better than him, at least at CB, then so be it.
At least he worked with them a whole season.
But indeed, I would've really liked to see Valiente as an option for the DM next year.
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