Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has sent a clear message to the club hierarchy, in the midst of the constant swirl of rumors around some of his players. For a large part of the summer, Fermin Lopez has been associated with a relocation of the club, and recently Marc Casado has been presented as a potential departure to illuminate their salary limit.
Casado will start the season with the pecking order, and in recent days its offers from West Ham United, Wolves and Girona are all leaked to the press. It is publicly intimated in Casado that he will not receive much playing time.
It was early on the agenda in the Flick press conference prior to their collision with Levante, and Flick gave a definitive answer.
“Of course I spoke with him, but I don't think he wants to leave the club, and I want him here too, because it will be a difficult season. We need every player. I think he gives us a lot of confidence in the team, in the team. Of course it is not easy in the team, but this is football.
A message that Backup made when he was asked about Fermin Lopez, amidst talking that he had stood in the way of a movement personally.
“I can just repeat what I said, I don't want to lose players now, because it will be a difficult season. This quality of Fermin, he is doing really well, from last season, even when we start here, in the new season. I am happy with him and the players, and I want to keep everyone here, because we are happy with the options we have.”
This season, the Blaugrana still has to register Gerard Martin, Roony Bardghji and Wojciech Szczesny and are probably at the departure to resolve the case. However, they gradually lose the hope that the VIP seats will be the golden bullet to put them back on an even keel.