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Although Seri's interview with MD was published on 28th August, I decided to post this since no one else did it before...
Quotes taken from Barcastuff_, BarcaNewsForum, BarcaSpiral
Seri (Nice): "Barça ruling out my signing? I feel bad by what has happened. I won't lie to you. I already saw myself playing at Camp Nou."
- Seri: "The negotiations were broken because the talks between the clubs went from bad to worse."
- Seri: "From what I have been able to find out, my departure from Nice has not occurred for financial reasons."
- Seri: “I tried to isolate myself from the negotiations because we had a decisive return match against Napoli (last Tuesday)."
- Seri: "But it is impossible to forget that Barça was here to finish my transfer."
- Seri: “I do not make excuses, I just want to make clear the psychological state in which I was before a Champions League game."
- Seri: "I am a player who likes to organise the game, to command, press, but could not be 100 percent. I tried, but it was impossible!”
- Seri:"After the game I was meeting for more than an hour with Barca leaders & they didn't tell me anything about the progress of my signing"
- Seri: “I went home happy and the next day I heard the news. I was stunned to see that the operation had broken down."
- Seri: "Then I went to the offices of Nice to see the leaders to know what had happened. Then I exploded! I assure you the walls trembled."
- Seri: "The leaders of my club did not tell me anything, not even look me in the eye. It was clear that something had happened."
- Seri: "Nice leaders promised me one thing and then it turned out that they did not keep their promise, asking for more money from me.”
- Seri: Chances of Barca signing you? “I want to be optimistic and think that there are still options."
- Seri: "Let two clubs talk quietly again and come to an agreement. We are not talking about any club, where you are going to sign for money.”
- Seri: "I want to play for big European teams. Before Barça, Roma had many offers. The operation failed because of financial reasons."
- Seri: "Roma's leaders got tired of Nice's board! Roma was a good choice, but Barça is my dream. The team I've always supported."
- Seri: "I saw myself playing at the Camp Nou. My agent returned with a 5 year contract offer. Barça represents my childhood dreams."
- Seri: "The way Barça play, their style. I saw myself playing with Messi, Iniesta and other extraordinary Barça players."
- Seri: "I was happy when I saw Xavi's comments about me. It's an honor that someone like him, from my dream club, spoke that way about me."
- Seri: "It was a magical feeling to read his words. My wish is to meet you one day in person and thank you for everything you said about me."
- Seri: "Things were going very well for me lately. I won the best African Player of the Year and was in the Best XI of Ligue 1. Now... this."
- Seri: "I'm going to say one thing very clear. I'm not afraid to go to Barça. I've been a fan since I was a kid. I know how big the club is."
- Seri: "People say Barça ruled me out because of the Napoli game? Wrong."
- Seri: "Now I'm going to be the one who asks you a question: Do you think Barça will pay €30m for a player they do not know? Hmm... no."
- Seri: "I've received lots of support from Barça fans. They have tried to cheer me up. I deeply appreciate that."
- Seri: "I was also told Òscar Garcia, Saint-Etienne coach, felt sorry for what happened to me. Coming from an ex-Barça, it reached my heart."
- Seri: "I thought about not playing in the Napoli game to force my transfer. But I decided to fight for my club."
- Seri: "If I didn't play, I wouldn't have been loyal to my club. I need Nice to have the ball to express my qualities. That didn't happen."
- Seri (when asked about what he thinks will happen now): "I will wait and leave my destiny in the hands of God."
- Seri: "I love Barça and no matter what happens, I will always support them, even though what happened damaged me. Let's wait and see.
