Barcelona introduced three strong players in the transfer market in the summer. The arrival of Arthur, Langley and Malcom made Barcelona, ??which was originally well-staffed, even more crowded. The team also needs to make appropriate adjustments. Clean up, Paulinho left for Evergrande, and Digne is about to land in the British Peninsula. Among the list of potential departures, Vermaelen may be the most special one. As Barcelona coach, Valverde appreciates the Belgian international very much.
Sources from the Spanish media "Daily Sports" said. Although Barcelona has signed French defender Lenglet from Sevilla this summer, team coach Ernesto Valverde hopes to keep Vermaelen. The 32-year-old Vermaelen joined Barcelona from Arsenal in the summer of 2014 for a transfer fee of 15 million pounds. Vermaelen participated in the World Cup in Russia with the Belgian national team and won the best third place in the World Cup in team history.
Barcelona hopes that Vermaelen can stay in the team and become the fourth choice at central defender. Barcelona has previously given the green light to the transfer of Colombian star Mina. Once Mina transfers, Barcelona will only have three central defenders. Choice, compared to continuing to sign, retaining the experienced Vermaelen is a better choice for the team. Since joining the team, although Vermaelen has suffered from injuries, he has only played 41 games for Barcelona so far. But his performance on the field is still world-class. Last season's El Clasico at the Bernabeu perfectly demonstrated the strength of his top central defender. After the Champions League reversal by Roma, many fans also lamented that if Um hadn't started the game Didi instead of Vermaelen, maybe the ending might have changed. Previously, he also set a record of 6 titles in 7 games that year. This efficiency even Messi and Ronaldo had to look up to. Moreover, during his injury, Barcelona had significantly fewer injured people. People gave him a nickname: "High Priest". As such a lucky star, it is a wise move for Barcelona to keep him.
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