Villa on the way to Barcelona?

According to Marca, Barcelona has received verbal agreement Valence to recruit its goleador David Villa. The Spanish international striker, who was also among the priorities of Real Madrid, Join in Catalonia in exchange for 40 million euros, Aliaksandr Hleb and Bojan Krkic.


 Barcelona has made perhaps the first big blow of the transfer market. According to Marca, the Catalan club would have in effect already secured the services of David Villa for next season. The Spanish sports daily posting a "verbal agreement" with Valencia for the transfer of the striker's club ket desired by Josep Guardiola, who will join Barca in exchange for 40 million euros and two players from Barcelona Aliaksandr Hleb and Bojan Krkic. If the transfer has not been officially announced by either club, but it seems well on track.
This would be especially a nice media coup for Joan Laporta, who is leaving the presidency of Barcelona after seven years of reign. Two days after his club's elimination by Inter in the semi-finals of the Champions League, the president of the Catalan club needed a point of impact to prepare the elections of 13 June. Laporta wants Alfons Godall Indeed, its current vice president, takes his succession to the head of Barca. While Real Madrid announced that it had made David Villa priority of recruitment, to Rooney, Laporta succeed then a nice double shot, he cut the grass under the feet of his arch enemy while seeking the services of one of the most prolific scorers in La Liga. That should delight the socios of the Catalan club and provide additional voices for Godall already arch-favorite to win the elections.
In sporting terms, the arrival of Villa, however, pose the question of the role of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The two can certainly coexist, but rather Josep Guardiola used to align a lone striker. Recruited at Inter in exchange for 46 million euros Eto'oThe Sweden striker is one such investment that is hard to imagine Barca to part this summer. In all cases, Villa would be a wonderful signing for the Catalan training. Top scorer in Euro 2008, the Valencia striker has emerged as an undisputed owner of the Spanish team and displays impressive statistics in the club. This season, he scored 23 goals in 35 games in all competitions after having scored 30 in 35 games last season. At 28, he is also one of the most coveted players of the moment. The Real is well placed to comment, but it obviously Barca have the last word.