Playing for Xavi was key figure choice to join Barca - Kessie
Ivory Coast midfielder Franck Kessie said the chance of playing under the direction of chief Xavi Hernandez was urgent in his choice to join Barcelona on a free exchange subsequent to leaving AC Milan.
"At the point when an incredible mentor like him calls you, you see that every one of your endeavors are worth the effort," Kessie told a news meeting on Wednesday subsequent to marking an agreement until June 2026.
"I'm exceptionally glad to be essential for this family and this extraordinary club. I truly need to meet my partners and training staff and begin working immediately."
The 25-year-old left AC Milan toward the finish of his agreement in June subsequent to assisting the Italian club with bringing home their first Serie A championship in quite a while last season. He has 58 covers for Ivory Coast.
Kessie, who can contribute in assault and safeguard as a container to-box midfielder, said he didn't have a favored situation on the pitch and was available to aiding his group any place his mentor required.
"I'm available to Xavi, he will be the person who will choose my situation here at Barca," Kessie said.
"I will attempt to offer my most ideal variant any place I am. At the point when a player begins playing, he never deteriorates. We are continuously attempting to move along."
Barca likewise reported the marking of Denmark protector and free specialist Andreas Christensen, who will join the club on a free exchange from Chelsea.
Club president Joan Laporta, who acquired a profound monetary emergency exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic after he was chosen last year briefly spell, said the group were searching for additional players who "truly need to play for Barcelona".
Confined by LaLiga's Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules, Barca are battling to sign new players.
"I can't say the number of additional signings that we'll have the option to make," Laporta told the news gathering, making sense of that they need to enact measures endorsed last month to work on the club's monetary circumstance.
"It won't be simple however we want to support the principal group to be more cutthroat.
"We are in a circumstance of vulnerability. We are attempting to have the option to sign. As of now we actually can't. We are conversing with players we are keen on and request that they hang tight for us."
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