Henk ten Cate calls the impending move from Georginio Wijnaldum to Barcelona the crowning glory of the midfielder’s work. Case observer Humphrey Nijman and lawyer Jan Kabalt have been in Catalonia since the beginning of this week to arrange the transfer of the thirty-year-old the Dutch international to the Camp Nou. Ten Cate, former assistant coach of Barcelona, grants Wijnaldum such a transfer. “Wijnaldum is a good and sympathetic player, a beautiful person.”
Due to the financial troubles, Barcelona mainly focuses on transfer-free footballers, but that does not make the deal any less beautiful, according to Ten Cate. “Georginio has proven to be an absolute added value at top level at Liverpool in recent years.” Ten Cate is curious about the position in which Wijnaldum will be used. “I suspect as an ‘eight’, which pops up in rush hour,” he says The Telegraph. “Barcelona generally has to play in small spaces. Then you can become very dangerous with walking people. ”
Boudewijn Zenden thinks that Wijnaldum can be just as successful in Spain as at Liverpool, the club where he was active for the past five years and is leaving on a free transfer. “I think he can add a lot to Barcelona with his dynamics. He is a good liaison player between the rear and front.” Zenden thinks it is only logical that Koeman has ended up at Wijnaldum given his transfer-free status and their previous history. Getting him is not a big gamble. Wijnaldum has proven himself in the Premier League and the Champions League. “
Zenden jokes about ‘high-level chess’. “It would not surprise me if the arrival of Wijnaldum is the precursor to attracting Memphis Depay.” The attacker has an expiring contract with Olympique Lyon. “With the three Wijnaldum, Frenkie de Jong and Depay, Koeman can leave his mark on the team. to press. He feels comfortable with the Dutch school, which is perfect for these guys and also fits in with the Barça culture ”, emphasizes the former Barcelona attacker.
Wijnaldum closed his period with Liverpool last weekend with a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace. He received a round of applause from manager Jürgen Klopp at Anfield in the 78th minute. Afterwards, the players formed a hedge of honor for the Rotterdammer. “I haven’t signed anywhere yet”, Wijnaldum told the English media on Sunday. “Everyone knows that anything can happen in football. All I know now is that on July 1, I will no longer be a Liverpool player. We will see what I will do in the coming weeks. “
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