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Nico Gonzalez joins Valencia on loan from Barcelona

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3 years ago

9:58 am

Nico Gonzalez joins Valencia on loan from Barcelona

Barcelona have confirmed that younger midfielder Nico Gonzalez has signed a brand new contract at Camp Nou and can spend the upcoming La Liga season on mortgage with Valencia.

The 20-year-old La Masia graduate, whose earlier contract had two years left to run, began 12 occasions in La Liga final season however noticed his possibilities of minutes tumble this summer time following the arrival of Franck Kessie and the return of Miralem Pjanic.

Because of the competitors, Nico has been despatched out on mortgage to Valencia for the approaching season, however not earlier than signing a brand new four-year contract to tie himself to the Blaugrana till 2026.

Supervisor Xavi lately confessed that he truly needed to maintain Nico round with Barcelona for the 2022/23 marketing campaign however the teenager saved pushing for the prospect to see common minutes out on mortgage with Valencia.

“[Nico] got here to me three weeks in the past,” Xavi revealed. “I insisted that he proceed as a result of he would have minutes. I like Nico.

“However a number of days in the past he got here again and instructed me that there was a workforce the place he would play. He has been courageous and goes to Valencia.

“I hope he comes again extra mature as a result of it have to be vital for the way forward for Barca. For the midfield we now have [Sergio] Busquets, [Miralem] Pjanic, Kessie, Frenkie [de Jong], Sergi Roberto, and even [Andreas] Christensen, who can play there.”