A Spanish television presenter has claimed former Barcelona star Thiago Motta once let off a fire extinguisher in a nightclub and advised the alleged prank ought to rule him out of turning out to be the club’s following supervisor.
Motta arrived through the Barcelona academy and set up himself as element of the initially workforce between 2001 and 2007.
He has been connected with a return to the club as supervisor, next the confirmation Xavi will leave his write-up at the conclude of the time.
Motta, 41, has gained praise for his operate at Bologna acquiring steered the club into the prime fifty percent in Serie A.
Spanish television presenter lbert Lesan continues to be opposed the likely appointment of Motta and designed claims about a bizarre incident involving Motta.
Bologna supervisor Thiago Motta was reportedly included in a weird prank as a Barcelona participant
Motta was claimed to have established off a fire extinguisher in a nightclub as a Barcelona player
Spanish presenter lbert Lesan claimed the alleged incident need to rule Motta out of the career
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Speaking on the programme Rondenado on the Catalan tv community 8tvcat, Lesan claimed Motta had been involved in a prank with a fire extinguisher for the duration of his participating in occupation at the club.
‘I’m likely to say some thing about Thiago Motta for the reason that he can no more time be coach of FC Barcelona,’ Lesan explained, as for each Marca. ‘One day I was in the nightclub and… I’m heading to tell it, I am heading to tell it!
‘Thiago Motta with Deco and enterprise, who have been in the nightclub, took a hearth extinguisher and sprayed it, thinking it was funny, all around the place.
‘There were asthmatic folks about to drown that day and a team of karate fighters who desired to kill him.
‘And this occurred with Thiago Motta. I’m sorry. Remaining a specialist Barca participant, Thiago Motta did this in the nightclub, and there are hundreds of witnesses.
‘Therefore, this dude can’t occur to educate at Barca no issue how close a buddy of Deco he is. And he cannot leave Barca in the hands of Deco.’
The alleged incident would very likely have to have transpired amongst 2004 to 2007, when Deco and Thiago Motta have been both equally players at Barcelona.
Deco is now Barcelona director of football and will have a key purpose to enjoy in selecting the club’s subsequent supervisor.
Motta has been pointed out amid the contenders to succeed Xavi as Barcelona head coach, just after the club legend introduced he will stop at the end of the year.
Barcelona director of soccer Deco was reportedly also concerned in the alleged incident
Barcelona are wanting for a new mentor right after Xavi reported he would quit at the conclude of the time
The 41-yr-outdated is at present in the 3rd managerial function of his profession, with the Bologna manager obtaining previously had spells in demand if Spezia and Genoa.
Xavi confirmed his choice to stage down as mentor at a press meeting following a 5-3 defeat at house to Villarreal.
‘I determined it some time in the past,’ Xavi claimed.
‘The sensation of currently being a Barça mentor is cruel, unpleasant and disagreeable just one,’ he said. ‘There is a lot of disrespect and it impacts you, until finally it potential customers to a final decision like this just one.’
The strain has been making for months with Deco rumoured to be eager on replacing Xavi with B-team coach Rafa Marquez.
