Álex Baena is being one of the best footballers in the League this season. The top assist in the competition, with 12 assists, spoke for the first time after his clash with Fede Valverde and revealed that "it would be a dream to play for Barça, because it is the best team in the world."
The man from Almeria revealed in Carrusel Deportivo his predilection for the Barça team: "Who wouldn't like to go to Barça? Playing for Barcelona is one of the biggest dreams. It is the best club in the world. Any player in the world would like to play at Barcelona," Baena explained.
Even so, the Roquetas de Mar player, with a clause of 60 million euros, is very comfortable at Villarreal, a club with which he recently renewed his contract until 2028: "I am in the club of my life and I am also happy to being here. Nothing has happened to me or those around me. We are focused on finishing the season well," he said.
Likewise, Baena spoke for the first time about the clash he had with Fede Valverde in the Santiago Bernabéu match against Real Madrid on April 8, 2023. The Almería footballer criticized the white club and the Madrid press: "It is the first interview that I do after all this. They were very hard months personally where it affected me in my life, in football and in my family. We already know what the press is like there, the club, whoever is in charge and everything... It is what it is. , is what I had to suffer, but as I said, it is the past and the past is there," commented the groguet player.
The Roquetas de Mar player, who has accumulated five goals and 15 assists in all competitions, defended that he did not say anything to Valverde about his son: "A lie was told that they used her for what happened," said the international footballer. with Spain, with which he has serious options to compete in the Eurocup this summer.
Baena, who played on loan for Girona in the 2021-2022 season, explained that, for his part, the matter is settled after the Prosecutor's Office filed his complaint: "It hurt me more for my family, who was harassed for a long time so much on networks as elsewhere. They are hard moments that happen in life and we have to face them. The sooner they happen, the better. It's a forgotten topic. I haven't talked to Valverde again and nothing happened. like two professionals and the matter is closed," concluded the Villarreal player.
