Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola has praised the talents of new signing Ibrahim Afellay, joining the club from PSV Eindhoven.The Dutch international is unavailable for the La Liga champions for their Sunday fixture against Levante due to a transfer window technicality, which frustrated Guardiola given the absence of stars Lionel Messi, Gerard Pique and Carlos Puyol.
"We knew that the market doesn't open until the third (of January). It's a shame, because he (Afellay) would have been useful to cover for missing people... but is good that Afellay has come, he's been well received. Then urgent thing now is for him to learn the language," Guardiola told the club's official site.
Afellay played with PSV from 2003 onwards, making more than 20 league appearances in three of their title-winning seasons from 2005-2008.
Guardiola was in no doubt about the 24-year-old midfielder's talents.
"The first thing that struck us is what a good player he is and the different things he can offer. He rarely loses the ball, he can play inside, he uses space well, he can play on both wings, he can shoot with both feet and he very willing... he has all the time in the world," Guardiola said.
"He needs to integrate and when we can, we'll give him time on the pitch."
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