Xavi: "Gavi's ball is held by LaLiga, the judge agrees with us"

The coach confirms Bellerín's departure: "He has asked us to go out and play more"

BARCELONA, 31 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The coach of FC Barcelona, ​​Xavi Hernández, assured that he hopes that Gavi can be registered as a member of the first team, after his renewal, once a court has agreed with the club and put the 'ball' on the roof of LaLiga, while it has confirmed the immediate departure of winger Héctor Bellerín, who asked to leave.

"I'm lazy about laws but it's great news for us. It was one of the objectives of this market, to be able to register him. The ball is on the roof of LaLiga, a judge agrees with us," he said at a press conference.

In this sense, he hopes that the youth squad can be registered now. "I am very happy for Gavi and it is great news for us and for Gavi. I don't see him changing scenery, I see him very happy here," he predicted.

FC Barcelona considered in a statement, after the court order, that it can already register Pablo Páez Gavira 'Gavi' as a first-team player before the winter transfer window closes, and celebrated that "serious damage" has been avoided. and "irreparable".

He did not want to get wet, Xavi, about the possible 'animosity' of the president of LaLiga, Javier Tebas, towards FC Barcelona for this war with the registration of Gavi, as happened with Messi in his day. "It's a question for him, I don't know. You can ask him when he does a press conference. I know him very little, we've greeted each other a couple of times and little else. I don't have personal dealings with him," he said.

Facing the winter market, it is not clear that there will be more reinforcements. "We depend a lot on 'fair play', again. But I see the squad compensated, equally. Even having these three casualties (Piqué, Memphis and Héctor), I see it well. The logical thing was that we didn't need anyone, perhaps with the Héctor's departure yes. But I'm still very happy with the squad we have right now", he commented.

And it is that Xavi brought forward the imminent departure of Bellerín, who arrived free in summer and who has not had the expected minutes. "He has asked us to go out and play more. Thank him, he has been an example in everything and without any bad face, involved. But he has asked us to go out," he explained.

"With the withdrawal of Gerard Piqué, departure from Memphis (to Atlético de Madrid in this market) and Héctor, a reinforcement would be good for us. Position? I don't know. There are market hours left, it is difficult, but we are open to a incorporation , yes", recognized the one of Terrassa.

Open yes, but without obligations. "That what comes to really reinforce, I ask. That it not be reinforced to reinforce. But we are fine. We do not need anything, if there is any opportunity that allows us 'fair play', go ahead. If not, calmly, we are good," he stressed.