"Gavi is a starter at Barcelona because of the mediocrity in midfield"

"Gavi is a starter at Barcelona because of the mediocrity in midfield"

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Minguella has been critical of the 18-year-old who he doesn't think is good enough for Barça

Josep Maria Minguella continues to show that he is not a big fan of Gavi. After assuring on Betevé that the midfielder "is not a player for Barça," the former football agent has returned to the fray in the programme 'Onze'.

Minguella -- who helped with the signings of Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi, among others -- believes that he is a tough player, who fights and gives his all, but is not good enough to be a first-team regular for Barça.

"Almost everyone agrees with what I said," Minguella said. "Gavi is a player who comes to the first team in very complicated circumstances, and with his fight and the mediocrity that exists in the midfield, he makes a place in the team.

"I started in football with Kubala and continued with a series of players like Maradona, Romario, Stoichkov... and this is the level I want for Barça. Gavi is very honest and very dedicated, but he is not at Barça's level."

His words about the Barça player did not stop there. Minguella recalled that he had hardly scored any goals despite playing in an attacking team like Barça and compared him to Fede Valverde. 

"He is the third player who has played the most and has only scored two goals... in an attacking team," he added. "It's proof that he has shortcomings. If you only dedicate yourself to breaking up the opposition's football, you don't do the whole job.

"I don't want to compare, but Valverde, the puncher, always gets into the box and scores goals. In my opinion, I would still take Gavi for an English team, but in a team where the midfielders have to score goals..."

Finally, and after a carousel of attacks on Gavi's play, he indicated that, bearing in mind that he is still 18 years old, "maybe he will improve."

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