Joan Laporta spoke this past Friday with the partners of the FC Barcelona in an act in the Barcelonan neighbourhood of The Teixonera. The candidate to the elections of the group barcelonista referred to the future of Leo Messi and to the of Ronald Koeman. Of the '10' ensured, as it also did Toni Freixa, that trusts that it remain in the club. Nevertheless, the lawyer and employer knows that it will be complicated to retain him by the offers that will receive.
"It does not go to be easy that Messi remain because has offers of clubs been, and money does not be missing them because there is a tycoon or a state behind", said, referring to the interest of the Manchester City and especially of Paris Saint-Germain. In spite of this, thinks that the rosarino wants to remain. "Leo is to taste here and am convinced by what know him and by what love him that he wants to remain. I read master to the Barça and is very well in Barcelona, here has can", affirmed.
Besides, Laporta stood out his full confidence in retaining to the captain culé by his sportive proposal, further of the economic. "Messi knows that now this will change and am convinced that by the relation that have with him will expect us to that we do him a proposal inside the possibilities of the Barça. The first that will do will be an audit to see which is the real economic situation of the club and which economic proposal can do him. He will help us because it does not move by money, but will do him a sportive proposal very competitive", aimed.
Also it took out breast by his relation with Leo and left clear that believes to have advantage regarding Víctor Font and Freixa to the hour to negotiate with him. "Have advantage with regard to the others candidates because I know him, have good relation with him, of respect and affection, knows that what have said him have fulfilled it and this gives me credibility in front of him to the hour to face his renewal. We are all of agreement because it is a player that generates more income of which earns and is the player of reference, our leader and have to achieve that it was still in the Barça", indicated.
The PSG looks forward to to convince to the '10' that it leave the Camp Nou promising him titles and a lot of money. By this reason, Laporta thinks that the Barcelona has to delete to the Parisians of Champions to show him to Messi that the best project is the one of the Barça. "The Barça does not have seasons of transition, play us the League and the Glass and have an eliminatory against these of the PSG that want to remove us to Messi and can not it allow. The best way that Messi was still in the Barça is to delete to the PSG", declared.
Laporta Trusts Koeman, but does not confirm his future
On the other hand, although it did not confirm that it will have Koeman if it is president, the Catalan yes recognised that there are options that it keep him in the place. "When you are president of the Barça have to take decisions and Koeman, as all the trainers, will depend on the results and of the game. But I am seeing that Koeman every time takes more the tone, the team takes each day more the tone, and now what suits is experience. Koeman Is now our trainer and what will do will be to motivate it to the maximum", stood out.
Finally, it insisted in his idea to support to the Dutch trainer and admitted that it likes him what is seeing of the Barça and of the own Koeman these last weeks. "It likes me the change of orientation that has done with his statements lately. The team is increasingly a pineapple and this is the key of the success. They have said me a thing from inside, the players know him little, but value that it goes of face. And this already had it like player. Has a margin, deserves a respect and is our trainer", concluded.