Much has been said about the involvement of Xavi Hernández, in common agreement with the various technical directors of FC Barcelona, to give the decisive push to convince the footballers to change shirts. In his time, the personal conversations that the culé coach has overcome so, in times of economic hardship and sports poverty, stars with the pedigree of Robert Lewandowski or Ilkay Gündogan have abandoned projects as solid as Bayern Munich or Manchester City for a round bet. more dangerous as in the contemporary Barça, which in the restrictions due to financial fair play. That attitude that goes beyond pure and hard work on the bench is something Xavi started to do during his previous spell at Al Sadd. This was revealed by a Ghanaian international who gave details in an interview with L’Equipe of Xavi’s persuasive message to try a football with another competitive profile like Qatar.
“I have negotiated with two Premier League clubs, but in 2021. “I went there for three reasons: I am free after two seasons as Swansea’s top scorer in the Champions League and we are negotiating with two Premier League clubs. But Xavi called me and I saw how Al-Sadd played, it was like a second Barça,” he recalled before citing the culé coach’s speech. “He told me: ‘I need you. You won’t regret it and your father started there’. Al-Sadd was the first club my father played for when he left Ghana,” he recalled in a message that appealed to the footballer’s. sensitive fiber. . “My father had a cruciate injury, we were in 1983, not now. But he was brought to Canada, operated on and rehabilitated there. They took good care of him, he never forgot,” he said.
The selection of Ayew has merit as he has had two very productive seasons in English football which could earn him a place in the Premier League’s great showcase.
“I was free after two seasons in which I finished as Swansea’s top scorer in the Championship, with 15 and then 16 goals, so we settled with two Premier League clubs.” “But Xavi called me, I saw how Al Sadd played and it was like a second Barça.” That finally convinced him.
With 114 caps for Ghana on his resume and 24 goals, the winger ended his journey in Qatari football at the start of 2023, when Xavi was already at Barça, after which he agreed to go to the Premier League with Nottingham Forest. Recently, Ayew continued his career by signing for Le Havre, of the French Ligue 1. After playing 10 games at his new club he has already celebrated three goals.
Source: La Verdad
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