Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has rubbished suggestions Luis Suarez is fat and insists the Uruguay star is operating at his optimal weight. Suarez overweight? Not at all, thats just press talk. Thats his normal weight, he was like that in Liverpool too, he said at a press conference on Friday. Another summer acquisition, centre-back Jeremy Mathieu, has impressed in his early displays for the club and Enrique was quick to praise the former Valencia man for his impact, while revealing Thomas Vermalean is nearing full fitness. He added: Mathieu has given us a lot - speed, strength. There were doubts because of the price, but he made them vanish quickly. Vermaelen is training very well, physically hes doing great. Hes working hard and hell be able to help the team. All the centre-back duos weve already used have convinced me. All players have their own style. Weve signed good centre backs. Barca face Granada on Saturday but will again be without Rafinha, though there is good news on the injury front after Jordi Alba and Douglas returned to training on Friday. The club also announced that midfielder Sergio Roberto has signed a contract extension which will keep him at Camp Nou until 2019, with his release clause set at €30m
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 13:11:52 +0000
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