“Cruyff almost signed Rafinha in Maccabi Tel Aviv”

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“Almost signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv.” Rafinha (La Liga)

After three years without significant titles (with the exception of winning the King’s Cup in 2021), in Barcelona they want to go for all the titles this season and the team has registered an unusual transfer window. Naturally, most of the credit went to Xavi and professional manager Mathieu Allman, but in Spain Jordi Cruyff, “Barca’s man behind the scenes”, was also mentioned favorably.

In ‘Marca’ they explained that the sporting director of the Catalans worked quietly behind the scenes, and his contribution was the key to the formation of the existing staff at Barca. He makes a good connection between Xavi and Alleman, since he served in the position of both throughout his career, was able to find the players the team needed and knows how to negotiate well: “Learned this in Israel for six years”.

Cruyff was one of the first to admit last summer that Barca lacked balance, and he immediately began rebuilding the team. He insisted on bringing players from the Premier League, led by Rafinha, knowing that the league in England is very intense. In Spain it was even revealed that he followed the Brazilian for a long time, so much so that he almost signed him when he was in Maccabi Tel Aviv.

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