The Barcelona team entered the winter transfer period this month, quickly after announcing its contract with Vitor Roque and introducing him in a press conference yesterday, and despite that, it faces problems that the winter Mercato alone cannot solve.
The story of Edgar Davids is part of Barcelona’s history. In 2004, the team was ranked seventh in the Spanish League table, 15 points behind Real Madrid, and they almost left the race for the title and signed in the winter transfers the Dutch star Davids, who was 30 years old. A year ago, Juventus wanted to get rid of him, so Barcelona signed him on loan for six months, and he was one of the first deals in Joan Laporta’s first term as Barcelona president.
Davids motivated the Barcelona team and they won nine of their ten matches, despite their failure to catch champion Valencia, but the arrival of the Dutch star was the beginning of a new era that began with the brilliance of Ronaldinho and ended with the departure of Lionel Messi.
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After 19 years, Laporta announced his team’s need for a temporary deal in January and said in late December: “It will be a loan until the end of the season, as we did years ago with Edgar Davids.”
Barcelona needs some reinforcements to return to competing for the league title, but the team’s problems are great and it is clear that Xavi is unable to fix it.
2024-01-06 12:18:13
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