MADRID – Barcelona defender Jordi Alba has stated his intention was always to travel with the Spain squad to the Olympics, despite his new club’s protestations.Alba is Barça’s latest recruit after arriving in a €14 million deal from Valencia and has already experienced success at the national team level this summer as he starred in Spain’s victory at the European Championship.However, his new employers didn’t want him to play in another tournament before the season starts for fear of burnout. Alba, though, was steadfast in his decision. He told AS: "My dream was always to come to the [Olympic] Games. I had already spoken with [Luis] Milla when I was at Valencia. I am not the first Barcelona player to go to the Olympics."We have seen replays of the gold medal won in Barcelona in 1992 and we have the same dream to win it again. Any team nowadays can beat us, but we see ourselves as capable of winning the gold, no matter how difficult it will be.”