Georges Mikautadze (26) was the topic of curiosity from Barcelona final summer time. The Georgian centre-forward had excelled throughout his first season at Villarreal, following a summer time transfer from Olympique Lyonnais, netting 16 targets in 44 appearances in all competitions.
Barcelona’s sporting director Deco scrutinised Mikautadze, however following conversations with supervisor Hansi Flick, their curiosity didn’t go any additional. Mikautadze’s begin to this season has been harder. Regardless of netting 5 targets in all competitions, he has made simply 5 begins in La Liga to this point.
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The striker has admitted to L’Équipe that he’s “dissatisfied” by the state of affairs. Nonetheless, he added that he nonetheless feels as if he’s “able to go to a giant membership”.
Mikautadze additionally particularly referenced Barcelona’s curiosity in the summertime and revealed that he’s a fan of the Catalan giants. “The Barcelona curiosity? It’s flattering and it motivates me much more. It additionally signifies that the work is finished properly. On prime of that, for the reason that Xavi-Iniesta-Busquets and the MSN (Messi-Suarez-Neymar), I’ve been a Barca fan […] however I did not assume an excessive amount of about that,” he instructed the French publication forward of Villarreal’s UEFA Champions League recreation in opposition to Paris Saint-Germain.
Mikautadze would naturally not be against a transfer to the Camp Nou; it’s a query of whether or not Barcelona revive their curiosity and whether or not Flick may be satisfied.
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