ronald koemanformer Barça coach who will coach the Netherlands again after the World Cup in Qatar, told AD.nl/sportwereld that he will not interfere in the current affairs of louis van gaal in ‘orange’ and recalls the failed signing of a compatriot during his time on the Barça bench: Georginio Wijnaldum. Now hurt, he wants to make it clear that she will be part of his plans when he recovers.
“I tried to sign Wijnaldum, but I failed because the president would rather annoy me than bring a player. The operation was delayed, and that’s why he chose PSG. Otherwise, I would have played at Camp Nou”, explained the former Barça player, who scored a goal in the club’s first European Cup at Wembley in 1992.
In June 2021, inclusive Joan Laporta as president, a Barça in economic difficulty thought they were tied to a first-rate midfielder like Georginio Wijnaldum, who was free from Liverpool after not renewing and came on a free. However, he suddenly chose PSG as his destination until 2024 with the following argument: “We spent several weeks negotiating with Barcelona, but the club just did not make a move and Paris Saint-Germain appeared and was faster and more decisive. It was difficult to say no to Barça because it was one of the first clubs that showed interest in me and it was one of the big ones, but I am happy with my decision”.
The truth is Wijnaldum he has had no luck in football since then. Twelve months after that occasion, in June 2022, the 31-year-old Netherlands international was named ‘Ligue 1 Flop of the Year’ by the website. Get French Football News, after counting 100,000 votes and consulting the opinion of experts.
not popular PSG 2021-22 despite playing 18 games as a starter and 13 as a substitute in Ligue 1, with just one goal despite being a midfielder on arrival. In Champions League he scored two goals (double in 2-2 at Leipzig) in five games, with three starts. In total he played 38 official matches, but only 22 from the start, with three goals.
His bad moment was caused louis van gaalcoach of the Netherlands, did not call him up for the four UEFA Nations League games played in June, despite the fact that until then he was a fixture in the call-ups.
On August 5, his move to Rome was announced. Jose Mourinhobut on August 21 he broke his right tibia in training, a serious injury that almost kept him out of the World Cup in Qatar.
Source: La Verdad
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