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Mina presented as FC Barcelona’s newest footballer
Barcelona, Jan 13 (IANS) Colombian defender Yerry Mina on Saturday was presented as the newest footballer for FC Barcelona, after signing a five-and-a-half-year contract with the Catalan club.
Mina was presented in front of over 8,500 fans, mostly Colombians, after Barçelona announced on Thursday that they had reached an agreement with the Brazilian club Palmeiras to sign the defender for 11.8 million euros ($14 million), reports Efe.
“Yerry Mina is a player with great talent who will make the fans very happy over the coming years,” FC Barçelona’s president Josep Maria Bartomeu, said after signing the contracts.
The 23-year-old Mina said he was delighted to join the La Liga leaders and he was aiming to achieve big things.
“I have come to learn a lot and win big trophies,” Mina said.
Mina joined Barcelona amid reports that Javier Mascherano of Argentina may leave for the Chinese Super League.
Mina is Barcelona’s second deal of the winter transfer window, after the team signed Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho, who joined the Catalan club from Liverpool for a reported fee of around $200 million.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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