Ernesto Valverde is fed up with the transfer market. The Barcelona coach does not try to hide it, and every time they question him about it, he breathes a sigh. "I am looking forward to the day [of the closing of the transfer window] and rest all. It's getting long ... It's awkward. I have to admit it." The rest will reach Valverde next Monday. Barcelona, ​​PSG and Neymar will have already finished that offer of rejected offers and counter offers that continues to keep several Barça players among others. Specifically Ousmane Dembélé, Ivan Rakitic or Jean-Clair Todibo, who have tried to include in the operation to repatriate the Brazilian without having previously questioned about it.

Valverde has long since preferred not to say a single word about Dembélé. Specifically, since the Frenchman was injured in San Mamés and hid his medical services ailment for four days because he did not want to cancel a trip he had scheduled. Yes, the Barca coach wanted to defend the position of Rakitic , his fetish footballer during the last two seasons, and that Barcelona still dreams of transferring before the market closes. Even knowing that the Croatian has no intention of leaving Camp Nou. "Nothing suggests that he will not continue here," said Valverde, who also tried to argue his replacement in the first two league games, with Sergi Roberto exercising his duties as a right-wing insider. "It is true that others are now acting. But nothing happens. The season is very long and there is room for everyone."

Messi, for the match against Valencia

Valverde also offered some light on Leo Messi's sole injury, low from the first day of his preseason (last August 5), and that he will not dress short in this Saturday's game against Osasuna in El Sadar. " We hope he can be ready for the game against Valencia (next September 14) . Let's see how the injury evolves in these two weeks of stoppage," said the coach.

In the absence of Dembélé and Luis Suárez, there may be no other left for Valverde to reoffend in El Sadar in that celebrated offensive bet that gave him the win against Betis. That is, with Griezmann as a false center forward and a great reference in attack, and probably with the squad Carles Pérez on the right side.

Frenkie de Jong is also expected to have continuity in the wide area. "He still has to fit the dynamics of our team and also the league competition. He has to stand. But I am happy with him. He has a long journey. He reaches the area itself and also the opposite. He can give us more things from the offensive point , because he has arrival, shot and ability to score goals, "the Barca coach encouraged him.

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