Barcelona chief Jordi Cruyff explained how he knew signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ferran Torres and Adama Traore in January weren’t gambles.None of that trio Barcelona signed in January were regular starters at their respective clubs prior to moving. Aubameyang had been exiled from Arsenal’s first-team following a disciplinary breach late last year. The Gabon superstar had not played for the Gunners since December 6 before moving to Spain almost two months later.
Torres had been sidelined with a metatarsal fracture at Man City after starting the season brightly. However, he was an unused substitute in his final three league matches for the club.
Traore, meanwhile, was in and out of Bruno Lage’s Wolves side. Se …
- March 25, 2022
