After a crowded presentation at Camp Nou and several training sessions with his teammates, fans of FC Barcelona and the people of Colombia were expecting to see Yerry Mina make his official debut with the team. However, a bureaucratic problem will leave the 'cafetero' center-back disappointed.
Although everything indicated that he would play his first minutes this Wednesday in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals against Espanyol, the Barcelona coach, Ernesto Valverde, confessed that the former Palmeiras defender is not on the list of players called up for the match, due to not having his transfer.
"No, he is not going to play because he doesn't have the transfer," the FC Barcelona coach limited himself to say to the media. According to reports in Spanish media, Yerry Mina has not been able to get clearance for this match because the Brazilian Football Confederation has taken longer than expected to send the Colombian's paperwork to the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
Although he won't be able to count on Mina for the Catalan derby, Valverde has explained how the Colombian's first days with his new teammates have been.
"He has trained well, with joy. The players have welcomed him happily. He can bring us things, although there is then competition and competition. We trust that he has potential, but it will depend more on his performance," he said.