Ghana left-back, Gideon Mensah says he was ready to welcome Barcelona move.
The former WAFA defender attracted interest from Celtic, Barcelona and St. Pauli during the summer transfer window.
However, the enterprising defender joined Belgian side Zulte-Waregem on loan from Red Bull Salzburg.
To Gideon, the news of Barcelona showing interest in him came out of the blue but he was ready to join the Blaugrana.
“I wasn’t so sure about the news. I was skeptical, honestly. Because when the news is coming, sometimes you see it coming but this was news that nobody saw coming,” Gideon confessed.
“My agent was working on a loan deal at St. Pauli and called to tell me that deal could not go through but Barcelona are looking for me.
“I was like how? But he told me I don’t need to understand now but later he will explain things to me.
“I was and I’m ever ready in this time of my career. I just needed to go there, take my time to settle and continue to do what I am doing best,” he added.