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19.06.2008 14:02
Creus: “A hero returns”
Aleix Santacana / Vanessa Forns
The technical secretary of the basketball section, Joan Creus, was highly satisfied with the return of Juan Carlos Navarro to Barça. “A hero is back at the Palau Blaugrana”, he said.
After a year in the NBA, Juan Carlos Navarro is back at Barça and becomes the first new member of the team coached by Xavi Pascual for the 2008/09 season. Speaking to Barça TV and www.fcbarcelona.cat, Joan Creus said he was delighted to welcome the Catalan back home.
“Navarro is a reference here”
Creus said tat the deal “is satisfactory for both parties”, and was especially pleased to welcome home somebody who “is a reference here. The most important thing here is that there was total agreement between the player and the club. Now he has had his adventure in the NBA, but what he really wanted to do was come back and play here”.
A player who connects
Joan Creus reckons Juan Carlos Navarro “is an important signing”, especially considering “what he represents for the club and all of the great years he spent here before”. As for his qualities as a player, Creus singled out three “Navarro is a very creative player, his style is hard to predict and he connects very well with the fans. He was very keen to come and we were too”.
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The transfer fees were correct”
As for what it costs to sign Juan Carlos Navarro, Joan Creus made it clear that “we are not
talking about anything like the kind of money people are talking about” in reference to some
figures that have appeared in the media. “The agreement was satisfactory both for Navarro and
for the club, and both parties come out winning. The transfer fees were correct” said the
technical secretary of Barça’s basketball team.
