Joan Laportapresident of Barcelona, has reviewed the team news azulgrana in an interview with the newspaper ‘L’Esportiu’. Good part of the conversation of the maximum leader culé has gone through Gavi and by the state of the negotiations with its agents for its renewal.
We meet a last disastrous stretch
The president, regarding the development of the course, assures that “Xavi has done very well”, but warns about the last months of competition: “We find ourselves with a disastrous last stretch”. Now with the season over, he says he ends the season “pissed off and disappointed.” “I am disappointed with the attitude of the team”sentence.
I am disappointed with the attitude of the team
Regarding Gavi’s situation, he told ‘L’Sportiu’: “Your representative has had the renewal offer on the table for a long time. We have no news that he has accepted it. The news we have is that you are comparing and that at some point you will have to say something. We have already stated our position and, at the moment, it is not accepted by the player’s agent”, explains Laporta to Carles González and Clara Rodergas, authors of the interview in ‘L’Sportiu’.
We do not understand that your representative is playing and comparing
Laporta, asked if it hurts them that Gavi’s agent is comparing offers, answered clearly: “Yes, we don’t get it. Gavi is a player that we all like. He is 17 years old, has a magnificent present and future at Barça. We do not understand that your representative is playing and comparing. I think that the club’s proposal, within our salary levels, is more than acceptable.”
The president warned the Gavi representative: “We will not get out of these salary levels, because I do not want Barça to continue in the line followed by those who preceded us and that have led Barça to ruin”.
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Lewandowski: “He has one more year of contract with Bayern and that is the situation. And that’s it, I can’t say more. Let everyone work. He is a high-quality player, who we also like a lot but he has a contract.. .”.
The renewal of Dembélé: “They have our proposal and a date to pronounce themselves, because there is no greater margin.”
Dembélé’s agent has our proposal and a date to pronounce
Renewal of Mbappé with PSG: “This distorts the market. Players end up being kidnapped for money. These are the effects of a club having a state behind it. This goes against all the principles of the European Union.”
Players end up being kidnapped for the money
The Super League: “Honestly, I don’t think they are in a position to impose any sanctions.”
According to LaLiga, not even entering 600 million euros could we have a salary margin
The economic control: “Even if we generated certain income, LaLiga’s criteria would not allow us to have a salary margin. We respect the rules, but we understand that they are strict and are a comparative offense with other countries. We are talking to LaLiga about these issues, but we see a very entrenched position. In short: according to LaLiga, not even earning 600 million euros could we have a salary margin.”
There are operations that we are proposing to improve the accounts and LaLiga, instead of helping, tries to harm us
“There are operations that we are considering to improve accounts and LaLiga, instead of helping, is trying to harm us. It surprises me a lot,” he continued in ‘L’Sportiu’.
It is not admissible to lose as we lost to Madrid in the semi-final
The ‘Final Four’ of basketball
The president also referred to the defeat of the azulgranas against the eternal rival. “Does it have merit to reach the ‘Final Four’? Yes, but it is not admissible to lose as we lost against Madrid in the semifinal”.
