With election promises that’s one of the things with Joan Laporta. When the now 58-year-old lawyer joined the FC Barcelona came into office, he promised to meet English superstar David Beckham (Manchester United) to the Camp Nou.
As we know today, that did not succeed. David Robert Joseph Beckham joined Real Madrid – and was said goodbye to the cold kitchen together with the Brazilian Ronaldo in 2007.
It was through the cold kitchen for Laporta at the end of his first term of office. With a vote of no confidence by the members, he was practically chased through the delivery entrance. Now Laporta is back. And he wants to pimp the “Mes que un Club”, which is in debt with 1.1 billion euros, with super transfers?
One thing is clear. In the dreary Corona times, which hit Spain especially hard, Laporta is a bearer of hope. He exudes optimism and energy. Even Lionel Messi (33) wants to keep Joan Laporta in Barcelona. The transfer of the Argentine football genius in the summer of 2021 is actually considered safe. Messi had fallen out with Laporta’s no less controversial predecessor Josep Bartomeu (58).
In the elections, Laporta prevailed against Toni Freixa, among others. Like Laporta, he had promised to bring superstars like Kylian Mbappé (PSG) and Erling Braut Haaland (BVB) to Barcelona. Laporta apparently picked up this ball. As the Mark Reported on Friday, Laporta and his team have set themselves the goal of luring Erling Braut Haaland to FC Barcelona by transfer.
“Haaland has priority,” headlines the paper. The problem. The huge debt mountain of FC Barcelona. In order to sign Haaland (market value: 110 million euros / source: Transfermarkt.de), some stars would have to leave. Philippe Coutinho, Samuel Umtiti, Martin Braithwaite, Junior Firpo and Antoine Griezmann would have to go for it.
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