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Barça 6 Agosto 2014 SPORT © Diario Sport. Todos los derechos reservados. Esta publicación es para uso exclusivamente personal y se prohíbe su reproducción, distribución, transformación y uso para press-clipping. Miércoles 10 Barça 6 Agosto 2014 SPORT El lateral de la ‘Fiore’ está más cerca de Old Trafford, por lo que el Barça prefiere que el brasileño cumpla su año de contrato La noticia Javier Giraldo BARCELONA l primer día de Dani Al- ves tras sus vacaciones de verano también será el primero de su última temporada en el Barça: Ea menos que llegue una interesan- te oferta de última hora, el lateral brasileño continuará un año más en el club blaugrana, hasta cumplir su contrato, que finaliza en junio de 2015. En su vuelta al trabajo, Alves mantuvo un breve encuentro con su nuevo entrenador, en el que am- bos hablaron de su futuro en clave blaugrana con toda la normalidad del mundo. Luis Enrique le aseguró que contará con él y Alves le respon- dió que, a pesar de los rumores sobre su futuro, vuelve a los entre- namientos lleno de compromiso y con ganas de volver a pelear por la titularidad. Si hace pocas semanas se da- ba por hecho que el colombiano Juan Guillermo Cuadrado sería el relevo de Alves en el lateral dere- cho, un cambio más generacional que futbolístico, ahora la situación Alves, que se entrenó ayer en doble sesión, habló con Luis Enrique y seguirá en el Barça mientras Cuadrado se acerca al Manchester United // AFP/FCBARCELONA ha cambiado completamente: Al- ves parece más cerca de cumplir su contrato y Cuadrado, de hacer las maletas para instalarse en Manchester. Cuadrado, lateral derecho de la Fiorentina y de la selección co- lombiana, se aleja cada vez más Alves se queda y Cuadrado, del Barça. El Manchester United ha aumentado su apuesta por el futbolista y la oferta del club inglés supera con creces la propuesta del Barça, tanto en la cantidad que in- gresaría la ‘Fiore’ como en la ficha prácticamente descartado del jugador. Mientras el United ha llegado a poner sobre la mesa 40 millones de euros, el Barça asiste los grandes objetivos de la tempo- EL DETALLE con prudencia y un punto de resig- rada y una de las nombres que más Las claves nación a los últimos movimientos destacan en la lista de refuerzos de Reunión entre Luis para firmar al colombiano de 26 la secretaría técnica. El lateral brasileño mantuvo un años. Su precio, a día de hoy, está En este sentido, las palabras fuera del alcance y de los planes breve encuentro con Luis Enrique Enrique y Zubizarreta del entrenador del Manchester Uni- del Barça. El club catalán llegó a Aunque su contacto es habitual ted, Louis van Gaal, deslizadas en considerar a Cuadrado un fichaje y ambos acordaron su continuidad y fluido, Luis Enrique y Andoni algunos medios ingleses, fueron estratégico, por la edad y proyec- 1 Zubizarreta, entrenador y director la última pista sobre las intencio- ción del futbolista y porque su esti- deportivo del Barça respectiva- nes de su club y del propio jugador. lo de juego (un lateral ofensivo, con A falta de opciones en firme, Alves mente, no siempre se reúnen en “Prefiero no hablar de Cuadrado alma de extremo y cierta capacidad el despacho de uno u otro para porque si hablo, el precio puede goleadora) representa a la perfec- quiere cumplir su contrato hasta analizar al detalle los avances en subir”, dijo el técnico holandés, que ción la continuidad del perfil que ha la planificación deportiva. Ayer, está encabezando la reconstruc- ocupado Dani Alves en los últimos 2015 y el técnico contará con él ambos mantuvieron un encuentro ción del club más laureado de la años. El colombiano había pactado 2 en el despacho de Zubi: hablaron Premier. una cita para hoy con el presidente distendidamente durante unos La cotización del colombiano se de la Fiorentina, Andrea della Valle, El colombiano se acerca al United, minutos en la puerta de la ofici- ha disparado tras su gran Mundial, con el objetivo de aclarar su futuro. na, y cuando se percataron de por lo que el Barça está a punto de El encuentro puede ser decisivo pa- cuya oferta es notablemente la presencia de las cámaras, se bajar los brazos con Cuadrado y dar ra confirmar la salida de Cuadrado ‘deslizaron’ al interior del des- por hecho que no llegará este año de Florencia, pero no con destino al superior a la propuesta del Barça pacho del director deportivo. al Camp Nou, a pesar de ser uno de Barça, sino al United. n 3.
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