Despite leaving the Camp Nou based outfit for a sabbatical year, the successful Barcelona trainer revealed his joy at the purchase of Jordi Alba.
Pep Guardiola refused to renew his contract with Barcelona on the premise of being tired and fatigued by the demands of the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684. Nevertheless, he might have left the Catalan club but he still bleeds Blaugrana and took out time to talk about their latest
acquisition, Jordi Alba.
Barcelona announced that they have reached an agreement with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 over the sale of Jordi Alba in a deal worth 14 million Euros, a transfer move that the 41-year-old duly gave his approval.
Alba follows in the footsteps of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerard-c14664 Pique and Cesc Fabregas where returned to the Camp Nou after being brought up in La Masia youth academy and leaving Catalonia in search of first team chances.
Reflecting on the signing, Guardiola opined that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 have made a very prudent deal to add Alba in the dressing room given his young age and the quality he possesses.
"http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jordi-Alba-c19111 is a great signing," he said while talking to Indonesian television channel RCTI. "I will enjoy seeing him at Barca next season because he is a very good player."
Pep Guardiola also took out time to look back at his four years in charge of Barcelona, whom he transformed into world beating team. While responding to questions about the best players he had coached at the Camp Nou, the witty tactician refused to single
out a single player.
He stated that it was great to play with players of the highest pedigree who had the yearning to improve with each passing day. Guardiola claimed that singling out one player from the bunch in such situation is difficult.
The former AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 player pointed towards Xavi Hernandez, Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, Carles Puyol, Victor Valdes, Thierry Henry and Samuel Eto'o and remarked that it will be difficult to separate them.
"I had the privilege to coach an incredible team, with a philosophy in which everyone believed and with players who are very talented and wanted to do things better every day," the 41-year-old said.
"The best player? Everyone is very good. Xavi, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thierry-Henry-c34918 or Samuel Eto'o.”
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