Kessie expresses playing for Xavi was key calculate choice to join FC Barcelona
Ivory Coast midfielder Franck Kessie said the chance of playing under the direction of supervisor Xavi Hernandez was significant in his choice to join Barcelona on a free exchange subsequent to leaving AC Milan.
"At the point when an extraordinary mentor like him calls you, you see that every one of your endeavors are worth the effort," Kessie told a news gathering on Wednesday in the wake of marking an agreement until June 2026.
"I'm exceptionally glad to be essential for this family and this incredible club. I truly need to meet my partners and training staff and begin working immediately."
The 25-year-old left AC Milan toward the finish of his agreement in June in the wake of assisting the Italian club with coming out on top for their first Serie A championship in quite a while last season. He has 58 covers for Ivory Coast.
Kessie, who can contribute in assault and safeguard as a container to-box midfielder, said he didn't have a favored situation on the pitch and was available to aiding his group any place his mentor required.
"I'm available to Xavi, he will be the person who will choose my situation here at Barca. I will attempt to offer my most ideal adaptation any place I am. At the point when a player begins playing, he never deteriorates. We are continuously attempting to improve," Kessie said.
Barca likewise declared the marking of Denmark protector and free specialist Andreas Christensen, who will join the club on a free exchange from Chelsea. Club president Joan Laporta, who acquired a profound monetary emergency exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic after he was chosen last year briefly spell, said the group were searching for additional players who "truly need to play for Barcelona".
Limited by LaLiga's Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules, Barca are battling to sign new players.
"I can't say the number of additional signings that we'll have the option to make," Laporta told the news meeting, making sense of that they need to actuate measures endorsed last month to work on the club's monetary circumstance. It won't be simple however we want to build up the principal group to be more cutthroat.
"We are in a circumstance of vulnerability. We are attempting to have the option to sign. As of now we actually can't. We are conversing with players we are keen on and request that they sit tight for us."