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🎙| #MallorcaBarça | Live Thread: Xavi’s press conference ahead of tomorrow’s game against Mallorca.

Xavi: “We are in an extreme situation. I think we have between 17 and 18 casualties. Umtiti is the only one that we recovered. It was the right moment to suspend the game. Mallorca also have problems.”

Xavi: “We would have to appeal to common sense. It is not a complaint, for the record. There are the rules and we have no choice but to compete with who we are. It is no excuse. There is no sense in playing tomorrow, but yes we must do it, we will do it and we will compete.”

Xavi: “It is a chaotic situation. I think the game should be suspended and we will play with whoever we are, whoever we can.”

Xavi: “I am not disappointed with Dembélé. It is a negotiation and the representatives do what they do. We, the club, have a very clear position and I keep waiting for Dembélé to make a gesture.”

Xavi: “I have spoken with Dembélé again and I hope that the positions will come closer. He is a capable player who can help us a lot. We need him and he must know that this is a great opportunity for him that he cannot miss.”

Xavi: “Ferran Torres is a spectacular signing, both as a player and as a person. He can play in many positions. I believe in the club, but there have to be exits. If we get Dembélé to renew, we can register Ferran and another signing. We have to wait.”

Xavi: “Morata? I want to talk about the players we have. Ferran and Alves are going to help us a lot. All the rest are hypotheses. Morata, Halaand. It is not my business to talk about it and I prefer to talk about it and I prefer to talk about players we have.”

Xavi: “To suspend the game or not is not a question for me, but for LaLiga. It is a reality that we have many casualties, 11 due to covid. It is a decaffeinated game for the show, both for us and for Mallorca.”

Xavi: “If we need to play, we will play, there is no two ways about it.”

Xavi: “The Dembélé thing is a negotiation and we are going to wait. The representatives of the club have been called to speak again with theirs and we are going to wait and see what happens.”

Xavi: “Pedri, Ansu and Memphis are close to reappearing but in principle we cannot count on them to play tomorrow.”

Xavi: “Mallorca also has a difficult situation, it also has positive cases. If this game is not suspended I don’t know anymore. A few months ago a game in which we had a withdrawal was suspended and I think it’s obvious.”

Xavi: “We have gained in self-esteem. The team is playing well. We dominated Sevilla and the first part of Elche was the best since I arrived. We talked about two games of great sensations but we got 4 points out of 6. A step forward has been taken, YES indeed.”

Xavi: “The exits are being worked on. The market starts today and there is a month left. Many things have to be valued but for players to enter, others have to leave, that is very clear.”

Xavi: “I spoke to Dembélé naturally, telling him that he is an important player for us and that we need him, that he is an important future player for the club. I can only speak to him from a sporting point of veiw.”

Xavi: “I believe that Dembélé will not be happier in another place than he can be at Barça. I convey to him that it is the best club in the world and I present him with a sports project that must outweigh the economic one.”

Xavi: “For Riqui Puig, tomorrow is an opportunity, of course, to show that he can be here. For him and for everyone who plays, and for him it’s no different.”

Xavi: “We are Barça. We will have to pull a lot from the subsidiary and it is clear that I am worried. I am VERY surprised that tomorrow’s game isn’t being suspended, and we will try to get all 3 points.”

Xavi: “We will try to prepare for tomorrow’s match normally. Every player involved had to fight for the three points, even though the match had to be postponed. I no longer know how many injuries, every day there is a new injury.”

Xavi: “Luuk de Jong and Demir are part of the squad right now.”

Xavi: “Ferran Torres can adapt in the 3 positions in front. He is a very complete footballer, he will help us a lot. We are working on exits and we see when he can be at disposal.”

The end of Xavi’s press conference. #fcblive