The president of FC Barcelona, Joanna Laportaassured this Monday that the Catalan club “can compete with Saudi Arabia and anyone”in reference to the alleged millionaire offer that the Argentine Lionel Messi received from al hilal saudi
“Barça is Barça and it’s their home. But we don’t want to get into big numbers, because that would be going backwards. They’re not numbers we can deal with, neither with Messi nor with anyone”assured Laporta in an interview with morning els of TV3 after winning the Scudetto.
Therefore, if the captain of the Argentina national team wears the Barça shirt againor it will be for economic reasons, but because the sentimental bridges necessary for his return have been rebuilt.
“I spoke to Leo to redirect the situation that has arisen. We have been messaging lately. He’s back (to Barcelona) and there’s a relationship”revealed Laporta, the one responsible for Leo’s exit through the back door when everything seemed arranged so that he would never leave the Camp Nou.
The future of Xavi Hernández
If Messi finally returns to Catalonia after his two-season exile in Paris, he will be reunited with his former teammate Xavi Hernández, who would now be his coach and who has a contract until 2024. “We want to renew it, but we are in an austerity plan, Xavi knows it and he is a club man”Laporta stressed the offer on its continuity.
The coach’s new contract will no longer be negotiated by the current sporting director, Mateu Alemany, who will design Aston Villa’s new sporting project in the Premier League next season and who could be replaced by former Barcelona footballer Anderson Luis de Souza , better known as Deco .
“Deco could make the leap to the technical secretariat. He could be the one to take Mateu Alemany’s place,” confirmed Laporta, who would like Jordi Cruyff to continue working “side by side” with the new head of sport at the club. project.
In any case, Laporta assured that Barcelona are “capable of signing” this summer, if LaLiga approves the feasibility plan he presented for the next two seasons.
“We will strengthen the defence, the midfield and the attacker to be able to compete in the Champions League,” announced Laporta, confident he can keep Gavi – “I am convinced he will continue to be a Barça player- and in the continuity of Ansu Fati -“It is a player we love and who wants to be successful here”-.
Source: EFE
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