Javier Mascherano Would Leave Liverpool For Barcelona – Agent
The midfield hardman’s agent has confessed that his client would have no
problems swapping Anfield for Camp Nou…
9 Jun 2009 07:43:42
Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano has become one of Barcelona’s prime
transfer targets this summer and it appears that the Blaugrana could get their
man should they step up their pursuit.The
Argentine captain’s agent, Walter Tamer, has revealed that his client
would not hesitate in accepting an offer to join the Catalans should
one be officially made.
“If a club like Barcelona want to bring
you into their ranks after having completed such a brilliant season and
having won everything, obviously as a player, you are going to say,
‘Yes, I want to play there,’” he told RAC-1 programme ‘Tu Diras’.
“It
is an honour for Javier that a club like Barca pay such close attention
to him, especially after the incredible season they had. I believe that
a transfer would be feasible. If Barca really want him, he will sign
for them.”
Tamer also believes that ‘Masche’ would have no problems fitting into Pep
Guardiola’s setup at the Camp Nou.
“He would have a very easy job at Barca,” claimed the agent.
“Sometimes
we talk and joke that the only thing he has to do is run, rob the ball,
and pass it on to all the superstars in front of him.”
Tamer,
however, is aware that a Mascherano switch to Catalunya is not as easy
as it seems, especially since Liverpool have to be willing to sell
first.
“I have spoken with [Barca technical director] Txiki
Begiristain before, but we have not been in contact for a while now,”
the representative asserted.
“To have something concrete, we
have to talk to Liverpool first to know what their options are for
Javier to leave, and then talk to Barcelona to find out their level of
interest.
“What if Xabi Alonso also leaves? Surely, [Liverpool
manager] Rafael Benitez would not want to have both his central
midfielders go. It will be difficult, although Xabi’s future does not
depend on Mascherano and vice-versa.
“The transaction would certainly happen, but the first to leave will have more
options.”
KS Leong, Goal.com
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