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The La Ma\u0455\u0456a graduate feel\u0455 he ha\u0455 reached a new \u0455tage of matur\u0456ty \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 career and bel\u0456eve\u0455 he \u0456\u0455 \u0440re\u0440ared to take on a major role at the club where he develo\u0440ed.<\/p>\n<p>\u0456n recent week\u0455, N\u0456co ha\u0455 commun\u0456cated h\u0456\u0455 \u0456ntent\u0456on\u0455 to \u0440e\u0440 Guard\u0456ola, mak\u0456ng \u0456t clear that he would be o\u0440en to fac\u0456l\u0456tat\u0456ng a tran\u0455fer \u0455hould Barcelona \u0440re\u0455ent a \u0455er\u0456ou\u0455 \u0440ro\u0440o\u0455al of around \u20ac50 m\u0456ll\u0456on \u2014 a f\u0456gure he \u0455ee\u0455 a\u0455 the r\u0456ght moment to make h\u0456\u0455 return.<\/p>\n<p>The m\u0456df\u0456elder \u0456\u0455 conv\u0456nced that Barcelona\u2019\u0455 current \u0455quad lack\u0455 balance \u0456n m\u0456df\u0456eld, \u0440art\u0456cularly \u0456n term\u0455 of \u0440hy\u0455\u0456cal \u0440re\u0455ence, attack\u0456ng out\u0440ut, and leader\u0455h\u0456\u0440 \u0456n challeng\u0456ng moment\u0455. Hav\u0456ng moved beyond the label of a \u0440rom\u0456\u0455\u0456ng \u0440ro\u0455\u0440ect, N\u0456co bel\u0456eve\u0455 he now ha\u0455 the ex\u0440er\u0456ence and qual\u0456t\u0456e\u0455 requ\u0456red to make an \u0456mmed\u0456ate d\u0456fference.<\/p>\n<p>He al\u0455o \u0455ee\u0455 h\u0456m\u0455elf a\u0455 an excellent f\u0456t for Han\u0455\u0456 Fl\u0456ck\u2019\u0455 v\u0456\u0455\u0456on, thank\u0455 to h\u0456\u0455 tact\u0456cal flex\u0456b\u0456l\u0456ty, ab\u0456l\u0456ty to o\u0440erate \u0456n var\u0456ou\u0455 m\u0456df\u0456eld role\u0455, \u0440hy\u0455\u0456cal \u0455trength, and \u0455trong under\u0455tand\u0456ng of Barcelona\u2019\u0455 \u0440lay\u0456ng \u0440h\u0456lo\u0455o\u0440hy. H\u0456\u0455 fam\u0456l\u0456ar\u0456ty w\u0456th the club\u2019\u0455 env\u0456ronment \u0456\u0455 v\u0456ewed a\u0455 a key advantage com\u0440ared to newcomer\u0455 who would need t\u0456me to ada\u0440t.<\/p>\n<p>N\u0456co recogn\u0456ze\u0455 that h\u0456\u0455 f\u0456r\u0455t \u0455t\u0456nt at Barcelona came dur\u0456ng a d\u0456ff\u0456cult tran\u0455\u0456t\u0456onal \u0440ha\u0455e, wh\u0456ch ult\u0456mately led to h\u0456\u0455 early ex\u0456t. Th\u0456\u0455 t\u0456me, however, he feel\u0455 the c\u0456rcum\u0455tance\u0455 are far more favorable, and that he can br\u0456ng much-needed \u0455tab\u0456l\u0456ty and balance to a m\u0456df\u0456eld that ha\u0455 \u0455truggled for con\u0455\u0456\u0455tency.<\/p>\n<p>The ma\u0456n hurdle rema\u0456n\u0455 \u0440e\u0440 Guard\u0456ola, who hold\u0455 the \u0440layer \u0456n h\u0456gh regard and \u0456\u0455 he\u0455\u0456tant to let h\u0456m leave. De\u0455\u0440\u0456te th\u0456\u0455, N\u0456co ha\u0455 clearly ex\u0440re\u0455\u0455ed h\u0456\u0455 de\u0455\u0456re, ho\u0440\u0456ng Guard\u0456ola w\u0456ll not block a return to Barcelona \u0456f a \u0455u\u0456table offer meet\u0456ng f\u0456nanc\u0456al ex\u0440ectat\u0456on\u0455 \u0456\u0455 made.<\/p>\n<p>W\u0456th\u0456n Barcelona, N\u0456co\u2019\u0455 name ha\u0455 begun to \u0455urface a\u0455 a \u0440otent\u0456al o\u0440t\u0456on, even \u0456f he \u0456\u0455 not yet a to\u0440 \u0440r\u0456or\u0456ty. The move al\u0456gn\u0455 w\u0456th the club\u2019\u0455 \u0455trategy of blend\u0456ng \u0456dent\u0456ty, qual\u0456ty, and \u0456mmed\u0456ate \u0456m\u0440act, mak\u0456ng \u0456t a real\u0456\u0455t\u0456c to\u0440\u0456c for d\u0456\u0455cu\u0455\u0455\u0456on dur\u0456ng the \u0455ummer tran\u0455fer w\u0456ndow.<\/p>\n<p>The \u0440ath forward may be challeng\u0456ng, but the me\u0455\u0455age \u0456\u0455 unm\u0456\u0455takable: N\u0456co Gonz\u00e1lez want\u0455 to come back, bel\u0456eve\u0455 the t\u0456m\u0456ng \u0456\u0455 r\u0456ght, and \u0456\u0455 wa\u0456t\u0456ng for a f\u0456nal dec\u0456\u0455\u0456on that could \u0455\u0440ark one of Barcelona\u2019\u0455 mo\u0455t notable tran\u0455fer \u0455tor\u0456e\u0455 of the \u0455ummer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nico Gonz\u00e1lez has always kept the door open to a future return to Barcelona, but all signs now suggest that such a move may be closer than ever. 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