Deco: During the tour Inigo told us he had a chance and we agreed to let him go

Football     7:09pm, 20 October 2025

Recently, Barcelona sporting director Deco reviewed the team's transfer operations at the club meeting and explained the reasons for Inigo Martinez's departure.

About the team's goals

"Competing at the highest level, maintaining the Barcelona style, making investments that will help improve the squad and promote the development of La Masia. Sometimes there is a lot of noise and media hype from the outside, which can create doubts and uneasiness, but we know our goals and the way forward. Our decisions It's all about enabling the club to compete at the highest level. "

Regarding personnel changes in the team

"We are very clear that it is more important to retain existing players than to introduce new players. Many players' contracts are about to expire, and they are very important for the present and the future. "

Regarding Inigo's departure. Team

"There were a lot of rumors, many of which were due to not understanding the situation. We did not expect him to leave, but we agreed when renewing the contract that if he had the opportunity to go elsewhere, we would respect his choice. During the tour, he told the head coach that he had a chance. We think commitment is important and we agreed He should be allowed to leave. This is more important to our value than the contract. We understand the significance of these decisions and it is important to fulfill our commitments."

About the team's performance last season

"Last season's results were not accidental. This season we have made our goals clear and are firmly moving in this direction. Effort, despite a lot of talk about players coming in and out. "

About loan players

"All decisions are carefully considered. "

About Yamal's contract extension

"This is good news worth celebrating, because Yamal may become a world-class star, and this contract extension is very critical. "

About Bernal, the club still chose to renew his contract even though he was injured

"Because we saw his potential and contribution. "

Regarding signings

"We clearly need Rashford because we relied too much on Rafinha and Asia last season. Mal. We signed him on loan plus a buyout. "

About Juan Garcia

" Ter Stegen's injury last year made us speed up our actions. We have been paying attention to him for two years, and he just appeared at the right time. The wishes of the players themselves were also important and we took the right actions before the end of the season. "

About Badji

"We need a player with characteristics like his. "

Summary on signings

"People may think that we are a little conservative when planning the lineup, but I don't think so. We are satisfied with what we have done. "

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