Jorthy Mokio signs three-year deal with Ajax after estimating Barcelona move may not go as planned. Thierry Moguio’s father has revealed the reason behind why they snubbed a move to Barcelona. Before opting to sign a three-year deal with Ajax football. Amid concerns his son’s future at the Blaugrana was not bright. He told Belgian outlet Het Belang van Limburg on Tuesday.
16-year-old centre-back Moguio has been linked with a move to Barcelona for months, with the young defender available for a free transfer upon the expiration of his contract with Gent, before Moguio opted to sign a three-year deal with Ajax Amsterdam, despite holding talks and visiting Barcelona’s training ground. UFABET
‘They said we would do the same with Lamine Yamal or Pau Gubarsi. We spoke with Deco, the sporting director, and he told us that he (Jorthy) would train with the first team,’ Thierry said.
Soon after, especially in the case of 19-year-old centre-back Mikhail Fai, negotiations were underway to join FC Porto. But in the end, the Blaugrana decided to keep the player at the club. This proved that Barcelona may not be the right place for Thierry to develop his son’s skills.
‘The pressure at Barça is another dimension. If it doesn’t work out, you can end up at Osasuna. For example, and you get lost. It seemed like a big step. It’s true that at one point we decided to sign for Barça.’
‘But then we saw that they wanted to sell the 19-year-old defender to Porto. It was too much. I can’t do that to my son,’ Thierry said.