Joan Laporta has made a strong entrance at the World Cup. The Barça president landed in Dallas this Sunday, invited by the RFEF to watch the semifinal between Spain and France, assuring that he comes “to support the Spanish national team.”
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But upon his arrival at a central hotel in the Texan city, Barça news captured his brief attention to the media waiting eagerly at the entrance of the establishment.
Joan Laporta
“We are not going to dance to anyone’s tune with Julián”
Laporta did not hesitate to discuss the current status of negotiations with Atlético de Madrid for the signing of Julián Álvarez, a trending name at the World Cup after his decisive great goal against Switzerland. “We are not going to dance to anyone’s tune, we will set the pace ourselves. We have made an offer, which is not ‘sine die’, it is not unlimited. We will say until when we keep it valid. We have made it with the intention of signing the player. The coach and the technical management like him a lot. We like him a lot. It is an important offer,” he admitted. unlimited. We will say until when we keep it valid. We have made it with the intention of signing the player. The coach and the technical management like him a lot. We like him a lot. It is an important offer.”
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Frank when talking about the transfer market, the top Barça executive also confirmed that the signing of Adeyemi is practically a done deal. “I am very excited about Adeyemi, he is a player we liked a long time ago. It was a quick matter and Deco has done a great job. It is an excellent signing,” he stated.
Finally, Laporta also informed that Barça’s intention is for Raphinha to stay one more year as a Barça player, despite the signings of two wingers, natural competition for the Brazilian. “We have no interest in him leaving Barça, he is a key player. With the addition of Gordon and Adeyemi we are strengthening the forward line, but Raphinha is key for us. It’s a pity that last season he couldn’t be at full performance because I think the results would have been different,” he concluded.
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