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If Joan Laporta and Mateu Alemany captured some of the attention by evoking the transfer window, during Franck Kessié’s presentation press conference on Wednesday, the new Barça recruit also had things to say. The Ivorian midfielder notably confided that his former AC Milan teammate, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, had played an important role in his coming to Catalonia.
“I spoke with Ibra and he told me that Barça is an ideal place to come,” declared Kessié, while Ibrahimovic played a season at Barça, in 2009-2010, before being transferred to the Rossoneri.
Xavi’s priority for the transfer window, Franck Kessié also spoke of the strong competition in the Barcelona midfield. “I don’t see myself as a starter right away. I have to work because you don’t win a place by talking, but by working in training. That’s where the coach makes his decisions,” he said. he declared, after praising a former Ivorian from Barça: Yaya Touré.
❗️Kessié: “I don’t see myself as a starter right away. I have to work because you don’t win a place by just speaking, but by working in training. That’s where the coach makes his decisions” #Transfers ??
— Reshad Rahman ✆ (@ReshadRahman_) July 6, 2022
to summarize
During his introductory press conference, Frank Kessié revealed the importance of his former Milan team-mate, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, in his signing for Barca. “I spoke with Ibra and he told me that Barça is an ideal place to come,” said the Ivorian midfielder.
