Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has made a shocking comment about the replacement of outing midfielder Andreas Iniesta, according to report in Marca.
Valverde admits he won't be able to find a like-for-like stand-in for the veteran playmaker.
Valverde made it known during his press conference ahead of Deportivo La Coruna game on Sunday.
"I have spoken with Andres," confirmed Valverde in his pre-match press conference. "But I won't say what about.
"But we're not going to cheat, Iniesta is an irreplaceable player.
"It is difficult to think that we are going to find a similar one. When a player of this level leaves, you have to look for a new balance."
Barcelona can finish the race for the league title at Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday evening but talk is already turning to the subsequent weekend's El Clasico, where focus
is on a potential guard of honour for the Catalans.
"There is a lot of talk about the guard of honour, of guards of honour in general," he continued.
"It was talked about when we were going to play at the Bernabeu. The whole theme of the guard of honour has been distorted, especially by Barcelona and Madrid.
"They have a strange feeling. It seems that you are looking more for the opponent to be humiliated than for them to applaud you.
"Andres would deserve for the whole stadium to make him a guard of honour."
A win for Barcelona against Deportivo will confirm the Blaugrana the La Liga Champions.
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