▁summer ▁to ▁un ra vel , ▁with ▁the ▁Cam ero onian ▁linked ▁with ▁several ▁clubs , ▁but ▁Guard i ola ▁finally ▁declared ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁stay ▁after ▁his ▁dedic ation ▁in ▁training ▁and ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁pre - season . ▁ ▁In ▁association ▁with ▁Barcelona ▁Director ▁of ▁Sport ▁T x iki ▁Beg ir ist ain , ▁several ▁new ▁sign ings ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁Guard i ola ▁– ▁D ani ▁Al ves ▁and ▁Se yd ou ▁Ke ita ▁arrived ▁from ▁Se villa ; ▁Martín ▁C á cer es ▁from ▁Vill ar real ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁Rec re ativo ▁de ▁H uel va ; ▁Ger ard ▁Pi qué ▁returned ▁from ▁Manchester ▁United ; ▁and ▁Alexander ▁H leb ▁was ▁signed ▁from ▁Ar sen al . ▁Henri que ▁was ▁also ▁signed ▁from ▁Pal me iras , ▁but ▁was ▁immediately ▁loan ed ▁out ▁to ▁Bayer ▁Le verk us en . ▁In ▁inter views ▁with ▁the ▁press , ▁Guard i ola ▁str essed ▁a ▁harder ▁work ▁eth ic ▁than ▁before , ▁but ▁also ▁a ▁more ▁personal ▁approach ▁during ▁training ▁and ▁a ▁closer ▁relationship ▁with ▁his ▁players . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁sign ings , ▁Guard i ola ▁promoted ▁can ter anos ▁Ser gio ▁Bus qu ets , ▁Pedro ▁and ▁Jeff r én ▁to ▁the ▁first - team ▁squad . ▁ ▁Guard i ola ' s ▁first ▁compet itive ▁game ▁as ▁coach ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁qual ifying ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁Champions ▁League , ▁in ▁which ▁Bar ça ▁comfort ably ▁beat ▁Polish ▁club ▁Wis ła ▁Krak ów ▁ 4