Surprise .. Xavi chooses an "Arab striker" to play in Barcelona
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The Spanish newspaper "AS" revealed that the Algerian international striker Baghdad Bounedjah is an extraordinary candidate to move from the Qatari Al-Sadd to Barcelona, to play under the leadership of the new coach of the Catalan club, the legend of the former "Blaugrana" Xavi Hernandez, who is looking for a real scorer to be a successor to the Argentine legend Lionel Messi, who moved to Paris Saint-Germain, France.
Xavi is fully aware of the technical capabilities, offensive capabilities and physical structure of Baghdad Bounedjah, who trained him for years at Al Sadd, and followed him at length with the Algerian national team during the African Nations Cup finals that were held in Egypt 2019 and the Desert Warriors crowned their title at the expense of Senegal.
For his part, Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi confirmed the news during a press conference, before the matches of Djibouti and Burkina Faso in the World Cup qualifiers "Qatar 2022", saying: "Baghdad Bounedjah is a candidate to move to the Spanish League to have a professional experience in the ranks of Barcelona. A great player, and among the few players who were able to write history wherever he went and traveled, and this is not easy."
He added, "Barcelona is no longer that team that terrified Europe, and includes the best players like Messi and Iniesta, but has been suffering in the recent period, especially in terms of attack, and this matter may prompt Xavi to use the services of Bounedjah, who has the ability to stand out, and grant the new".
Belmadi concluded, "Xavi knows Bounedjah's capabilities well, and he relied on him mainly in the ranks of Al Sadd. I will not interfere in his options, especially since I do not know more than him, but Bounedjah would be a good solution."
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