Cristiano Ronaldo, Silva, de Jong… Laporta takes stock of the XXL transfer window of the Blaugranas and the rumors

When Joan Laporta decides to talk, he does it nicely. In an extended interview with CBSthe president of Barça not solely talked about the potential return of Lionel Messi to Catalonia, but in addition all of the information of the Blaugranas, passing by the rumor Cristiano Ronaldo or the sale of Frenkie de Jong. Listed here are Joan Laporta’s greatest statements.

The Cristiano Ronaldo rumor earlier than Robert Lewandowski

“Effectively, that sort of story is a part of the summer time window course of. There’s at all times plenty of information. However in the long run, the reality is that we wished Lewandowski. We now have an excellent relationship with Jorge Mendes. I’ve identified him for a very long time. He’s the most effective gamers’ brokers. He is aware of how you can do his job and I respect him. On this case, we determined to go for Lewandowski and we knew he was essential for our success. So we went to Bayern as an alternative. That’s the truth. The opposite topic [Ronaldo] is solely a part of the “little historical past” of soccer. It’s an excellent story, however you’ll nonetheless hear plenty of conflicting information about it.”

Bernardo Silva

“He’s an excellent participant. However I’ve to respect the truth that he belongs to Manchester Metropolis. I’ve a couple of associates there, like Pep Guardiola, Tixi Bergstein and Khaldoon Al Mubarak. There are lots of people that I do know.”

An issue registering recruits?

“With LaLiga, no person is aware of. However we attempt to do issues in full respect of the foundations. Generally there are completely different interpretations. We’ll see what occurs. However we now have made big efforts to extend our revenue “We introduced in additional than €600m in about 45 days. I feel LaLiga will perceive our efforts and our intention to play by the foundations and I hope there gained’t be any issues.”

The way forward for Frenkie de Jong

“The very first thing to say is that we wish Frenkie to remain at Barcelona. We just like the participant and the human being that he’s. I would like him to remain at Barcelona. He’s a top quality participant and a very good guys. I additionally know he desires to remain. (…) Every little thing we do with Frenkie is identical as with the remainder of the crew. The brand new recruits who arrive have tailored their salaries to the brand new construction. However Frenkie has a contract and we respect it. We can not pressure him to take a pay reduce. It’s his resolution. We are attempting to run the soccer membership in a cautious and sustainable means. So we now have to have these discussions and we do it in a relaxed and considerate means. We now have defined the scenario and we’re grateful to all of the gamers who can assist us. It was the identical with Dembele and I’m very grateful to him. And after months of discussions , he accepted a renegotiation of his wage and he could be pleased with his d resolution.”

Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso

“They’re underneath contract at Chelsea and we respect that and the brand new proprietor. I don’t wish to discuss gamers who belong to different groups. I respect Cesar and Marcos as footballers. They’re very, superb gamers “They present their high quality and expertise at Chelsea. However I don’t wish to discuss them, out of respect for Chelsea.”

to summarize

In an extended interview granted to CBS, Joan Laporta addressed many subjects which can be within the information at Barça. Whether or not it’s the Cristiano Ronaldo rumor, the sale of Frenkie de Jong or the XXL switch window of the Blaugranas, the Barcelona president has not evaded something.