Celts eye up Gonzalez; EXCLUSIVE.Byline: By SCOTT McDERMOTT CELTIC Celt·ic also Kelt·ic n. A subfamily of the Indo-European language family comprising the Insular and the Continental branches. adj. Of or relating to the Celtic people and languages. are ready to swoop for Barcelona fringe player Abraham Gonzalez. The defensive midfielder was plucked from lower-league side Terrassa by Pep Guardiola when he was in charge of Barca's B side in 2007. And after Guardiolawas installed as the Catalan giants' head coach last year the 23-year-old was promoted to the first-team squad. Gonzalez has featured in the Copa Del Rey and is in Barca's Champions League squad but faces stiff competition for a starting jersey from stars such as Xavi, Yaya Toure and Andres Iniesta. Celtic snapped up Barcelona's Marc Crosas Marc Crosas Luque (born 9 January 1988 in Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Girona, Catalonia) is a Spanish football (soccer) midfielder, currently playing for FC Barcelona. He made his first team debut against CF Badalona in Copa del Rey 2006-07 second-leg, as a substitute to Andrés last summer and boss Gordon Strachan
Gordon David Strachan /strɔ:n/ OBE (born 9 February 1957, in Edinburgh) is a retired Scottish football player, and is now a football has scouted Gonzalez several times as he plans another Nou Camp swoop. It's believed Crosas has given his gaffer a glowing report on his former team-mate who is also interesting Real Betis. Gonzalez's agent said: "We can negotiate with any club but are staying calm. "Spanish and foreign teams are interested in Abraham. We have not received a firm offer but he is ready to move if the deal is right." |
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