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The 3,000 million dollars of investment in exchange for the exploitation rights of the Davis Cup for the next 25 years well deserve an overexertion. Even more so when the criticisms get worse, either because of the untimely hours, because of the troubled format, or because of the important absences. Gerard Piqué, founder, CEO and president of Kosmos Holding, which is now awarded by Ensaladera, which controls the Andorra Football Club or the one that co-produces that documentary (Match Day) that strips the Barça depression of Anfield night, continues to be top footballer

In the morning, usually shortly before 11 in the morning, Piqué ties his boots in the Joan Gamper Sports Center of Sant Joan Despí. In the evening, he meets his business and media obligations at the Caja Mágica de Madrid . Next February, the defender will turn 33. His contract with Barcelona does not expire until June 30, 2022. He always maintained that he would stop playing when the motivation left him. For now, choose to pile up the work. "I do better doing other things," he defended himself this week in Mundo Deportivo . Although the order of priorities is increasingly blurred.

Valverde: "If I see Piqué focused, he will play"

«I have talked with Piqué about this matter. I see it centered. We criticize soccer players because they have nothing more than soccer, and when you do something else, you throw it in your face. If I see him focused he will play. If not, another one will play, ”Ernesto Valverde rebelled during his appearance this Friday before returning to chat with the center during training.

Valverde, to date, has not hesitated. Nothing has mattered to the coach the downturn in the performance of one of his capital players, who has seen how he was shown in this start of the season nine yellow cards (throughout the past year he added seven) , and which will also be low by accumulation in Wednesday's Champions duel against Borussia Dortmund. A meeting in which there will be no other than to rely on the delicate physical of Samuel Umtiti, and in which the Catalans are obliged to win if they intend to avoid the risk of playing the classification at the Giuseppe Meazza in Milan.

Nothing seems to disturb Piqué, who is Barcelona's second footballer with more minutes in the legs (1,350, only behind the 1,440 of goalkeeper Ter Stegen) and who has played 15 of the 16 official matches of this campaign. Only the center was lost, by sanction, the visit to Eibar (0-3). By the way, the best game of the azulgrana at home this season.

Neymar, Alba, Alan Walker or Farruko

While in the offices of the leaders of the Barcelona they increase the misgivings before the extrafutbolistic activities of Piqué, the player controls the times in his own way. Last Tuesday, the central made of Cicerone de Neymar in the box of the Magic Box - "I did not like it, but I am not a policeman nor his father," complained his technician at the PSG, Thomas Tuchel . Jordi Alba also appeared there, who in the morning continues with the work of recovering his fracture in the biceps femoris. Injury from which the side fell on November 5. Piqué also had time to receive DJ Alan Walker, or reggaeton Farruko, these days to tell them about the benefits of one of his life's projects.

Meanwhile, football life continues. Barcelona visits the Butarque stadium of Colista Leganés this afternoon, the same team, although now trained by Javier Aguirre, who disemboweled last year when he also lived in the classification catacombs. The warning appears.

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