Viva Barca
Kevin Gameiro turned down Barcelona in favour of a move to Atletico Madrid because he didn’t want to end up like Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Gameiro chose Atleti over a move to the Catalan giants last summer, in a deal that saw him depart Sevilla for around €30 million.
Gameiro: “I had the choice between going to Barca or coming to Atletico,”
“But what am I going to do at Barca? There’s Neymar, Messi and Suarez.”
“There are players like that who want to play every match, who refuse to come off for even ten minutes at the end. That’s what happened with Ibra.”
FC Barcelona eventually signed Valencia striker Paco Alcacer instead of Gameiro.
Alcacer has had little luck at Camp Nou, finding his chances limited as he watches on from the bench, though he has appeared more recently, scoring seven goals in all competitions since his first in December.
