Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has claimed that the club always wanted to keep Fermin Lopez despite huge interest from other clubs during the summer, Softfootball reports.
The La Masia graduate scored his first senior career hat-trick as he inspired Barcelona to a 6-1 victory against Olympiacos in the group phase of the UEFA Champions League played on Tuesday night.
Football expert, Fabrizio Romano shared a post via his official X handle where Flick was explaining to the press why Fermin is important to his side. He wrote: