Joan Laporta answered to all the questions of the media that gave appointment in the presentation of Luuk of Jong. The president had to go back to reiterate his confidence to Ronald Koeman, referred to the renewals of Ousmane Dembélé and Sergi Roberto or to the situation of the club. Regarding the Dutch technician, the maximum mandator barcelonista entonó the pisses fault and insisted in his confidence in him.
"Ronald already knows that has all my respect and support. If sometime I have exceeded me it is because it likes me speak of football, but will correct it and will try that they do not produce other situations without renouncing to give my understand on the image that has to give the Barça. Ronald knows it because it has been player, wants to this club and is motivated. I am comfortable with him and he is it with me, am convinced that everything will go well", affirmed.
On Dembélé, 'Jan' ensured that the club will try to retain him and that has plans with him on a long-term basis. "This morning Mateu has said me that it is organising a meeting with his representative. The relation with him is good, will propose him a renewal and expect that it was of the interest of the two parts. It has changed the number, likes him the 7, and has said me that has win to go back to the terrains of game. There is a plan of the club so that the player express all his talent and quality", commented.
By the part of Sergi Roberto, the president left clear that everything is enclosed and took advantage of to praise him to him and to the rest of captains. "It progresses very well, it is agreed and think that is slope of signature. We finish it to close and only is missing the documentation, in principle already is done. Sergi, like the others captains, have done this gesture of support to the club in these moments of big economic difficulty. I insist that they are some gestures that will not forget never. They are gestures of barcelonismo unprecedented and they have converted even more in some heroes of the Barça", indicated.
On the other hand, it commanded a message to the fans of the Barcelona and appreciated them have understood so well the movements of the club in the market. "I think that the fans is esperanzada and am them appreciated because they have understood that these situations had to take . We were in a situation inherited that we had to take decisions. I have said it a lot, the institution is above all else, even of the best player of the world, that is Leo Messi", remembered.
Laporta, happy with the staff and the work made
Besides, it left clear that is very happy with the staff made and ensured that the Barça will struggle by everything this year. "We will compete and we will do it very well, have a very good staff. Always it can improve, but are very satisfied with the staff and will compete to win. It has begun a new stage of the history of the Barça and have a team with players of a big talent. The work of the trainer is conjuntar the team and look for the automatisms, but are players very good and are very motivated", stood out.
Finally, it appreciated the work of all his sportive team and of his Board during the summer to reduce mass salarial. "I want to appreciate publicly the good work that has done . They have had to reduce the wages and accelerate the exits. Today we are in 80%, when we begin to speak were in 110% and will go down to 70% if all goes well. This will do that in the next window of signings can act with more normality. All the estamentos of the club have worked hard to attain what has achieved ", finalised.