Today, Kessie’s presentation: "I work hard to win"

Everything is ready for the day Frank Kessie. The first signing in Barça’s announcement order was in Barcelona with a single motto. Work to earn and give back Xavi Hernandez the confidence he gave her despite not being the typical prototype of the touch midfielder. That yes, all the power and guarantee of the route and sacrifice in the wide zone as it has shown in the last five seasons in Milan, also showed his quality through the ball at his feet at the San Siro. The looks are deceptive and to erase them he goes to Barça.

A day before his official presentation as a new Barça player, the 25-year-old Ivorian midfielder landed yesterday in El Prat and posed brightly wearing a club dress. The 18th African-born player in Barcelona club history and second in his country afterwards Toure Yaya (2007-10) will be signed until 2026 now and there will be a termination clause estimated at 500 million euros. The same terms of the contract are for Andreas Christensenwhich comes free of Chelsea and that the signing was also announced the previous day of Barca. The coming-out of the Danish center-back is open, which will land in El Prat this afternoon.

Waiting to pose for the first time with the shirt of Barca this afternoon Kessie He has already expressed his desire to work as a Barça player four months after giving him a yes by not wanting to extend the contract he has with him. Milan Until June 30. “This is a great opportunity. The Barca It’s a great team and I’m so happy to be here. I really want to start and give my best to this great club ”, he told the club’s media at the peak of his career.

Although the conversations had already begun before the Xavi Hernandez In November, the Barcelona coach gave the green light to his signing, something he values. Kessie, full of praise for the figure of the egarense, whom he had already spoken to on the phone. “When you are called by a great coach like Xavi, who has been a great player and is willing to be a great coach, you will find that it is worth all your efforts. I can’t wait to start working with him and my teammates ”, confessed the midfielder.

Touré Yaya, his idol

Asked how to define it, Kessie Considered that he was “a player who works hard. Who gives everything on the pitch and works hard every day to win” before feeling proud to be the heir to Barça’s first Ivorian, Toure Yaya. “I idolize him, Ivorian like me. He was a great footballer. I am lucky to have him on the national team and I would love to have a career as good as his “, requested the 57-time international wearing an ‘elephants’ jacket, who is not classified for the next. world.

Right inside Milan and occasionally a midfielder, asked about the area he would occupy at Camp Nou, he made himself that Xavi: “Regarding my position, the coach has to decide. He will know where I can best help the team. ”The African has very clear challenges:“ All footballers dream of winning a lot of titles, we play to win a lot ”.

Now, with Laporta and Alemany

New Serie A champions with Milan, who have celebrated the ‘scudetto’ after 11 years, Kessie will be presented today (11:30 am) at Camp Tito Vilanova in Ciutat Esportiva after signing the contract with the offices of said facility with the president Joan Laporta since the work of changing the grass at Camp Nou has already begun to be ready on August 6 for Gamper At exactly 12:15 pm his first press conference will take place with the president and Mateu Germany next to him. The football director will face the media after weeks with a lot of open fronts like traffic at exits, situations of Dembele Y Frankie de Jong and the desired signing of Lewandowski, raphinha, Koundé, Azpilicueta, frames and even Bernard Silva Yes Frankie it is gone forever