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Koronin said:Angliru said:Koronin said:Moviestar said:I hope they will be in the market for Sosa, after they lost Bernal to Sky last year. It would also be typical Unzue if he would offer Alarcon a contract again, given the fact he was close to a move with Movistar last season.
There was talk that Movistar never was that interested in even talking with Bernal. This is apparently one of the points on contention between Quintana and Movistar management in that Movistar didn't do anything more than offer a token contract offer to Bernal and were not interested in negotiating while they were more interested in a couple of young Spaniards.
Could it also be a possibility with them having added Landa to the roster that adding Bernal would've been a further potentially threatening gesture to Quintana's status in the team on management's part? Not that I think that Quintana is a prima dona but the rumours of the static created in adding Landa to the team and then making him co-leader at the Tour, it seems adding another rider in a similar profile wouldn't go over well, even if he is Colombian.
No, Quintana wanted Bernal on the team and that is part of the rift between Quintana and Movistar Management. Quintana wanted him and instead the team singed a young Spaniard (Castrillo) and then went after Landa. I'm with Escarabajo that management didn't think Bernal was actually that good, and I also believe they were looking for a good Spanish rider and a young Spanish rider with potential. Thus the signings of Landa and Castrillo. Also there were rumors they were looking at signing Samitier, but apparently decided he needed some time at the Pro Conti level before being ready for WT. It seems Quintana took their non interest in Bernal as statement that they don't trust his views of young riders while they'll sign a rider Valverde tells them they should look at without bothering to even scout the rider. (Of course Valverde has been doing talent evaluations for the team for years now as well).
What is your source on this?