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After achieving the Champions League in the 18/19 season, the Liverpool started the 19/20 campaign as the main favorite for everything, both in England like in Europaand only a major surprise of the Atletico Madrid in the round of 16 (overall, 4-2) of that edition he started the Jürgen Klopp of the dream of repeating. At that time, and only one season later, the reds, as they have been doing in recent seasons until the current one, were still among the most favorite teams in everything and in that Anfield block it was crucial Georginio Wijnaldumwho in 2021 finished his contract and went to Pochettino’s PSGeven being the number one goal of the then Barça coach, Ronald Koeman. Today, some time later, the truth of the latter comes to light regarding the Dutch player and that leaves Joan Laporta in a bad place.

In the middle of a mess over the levers and, more recently, over the contract and continuity in Gerard Piqué’s clubLaporta now has to face an old headache, the one that Koeman represents, which, let’s not forget, was bequeathed to the current board of directors by the outgoing one, that of Joseph Maria Bartomeu. But Koeman, of course before, during and after his time on some of the most significant benches, including Barça’s, does not bite his tongue.

The coach has assured General Newspaper that “I tried to sign Wijnaldum for the Barça but I failed because the president wanted to annoy me more than bring a player. That delayed the operation and that is why he (Wijnaldum) opted for PSG. On the contrary, would have played for Barcelona”. Let us remember that, as has been mentioned, the midfielder of the AS Roma It was for Koeman a basic pillar of his project.

At the same time, it must be emphasized that Koeman knew the player, with whom he had worked in the national team orangeand that the footballer had given his OK to the operation by Barcelona in his inner circle, although later, he assured himself from Barcelona, ​​the player changed his mind because of the money that came from Paris. Koeman denies, in part, such truth and throws all the responsibility to Joan Laporta, who was the one who dismissed him in October of last season to sign Xavi.