THE MANAGER 'SURRENDED' TO THE CULÉ PRESIDENT
Rayo's president 'portrays' a journalist with his brutal praise for Laporta's management
Published:27/08/2024 - 22:16h
Updated:28/08/2024 - 02:55h
Martín Presa, president of Rayo Vallecano, praised Barça and Joan Laporta at the lunch between directors before the match between the two clubs. The director 'surrendered' to the management of the Barça youth team and gave his opinion on the arrival of Olmo to LaLiga
In the run-up to the match between Rayo Vallecano and FC Barcelona on Tuesday evening, August 27, the president of the Madrid club, Martín Presa, held a meeting with his counterpart from FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, in which they shared a lunch at the De María Restaurant in Madrid. At the meeting, both directors exchanged gifts given that the capital team is celebrating its centenary and the Catalans, its 125 years of history.
The top leader of the Rayo Vallecano entity attended the microphones of the 'Partidazo de COPE' and praised the work of the Catalan club, avoiding any controversy over the 'in extremis' registration of Dani Olmo with the long-term medical absence of Christensen. "Rayo has to do its job and doesn't have to depend on anyone. They have other great players. Olmo was one of them in the last Euro and he will make the game difficult for us. He is a very important signing for Barça and he will raise the level," he said, in which he was a brutal 'zasca' to the journalist Juanma Castaño, who sought to generate controversy with the solutions of the Blaugrana squad to register its players.
In addition, when questioned about the number of youngsters who are part of the first Barça squad and who are building the base of the future of the club, Martín Presa did not fall short when it came to 'praising' the Catalans for their management of La Masia. "It seems to me that he is doing an exceptional job at the youth level, that he is capable of promoting players who give this performance... Lamine Yamal at 17 years old has been one of the best in the last Euro with a decisive participation. There is Cubarsí..." he said.
Will a former Barcelona player arrive in Vallecas?
Finally, the Rayo president boasted about the signing of James Rodríguez and did not close the door to the possible arrival of Memphis Depay to the Spanish capital. "There are many free players" was all the director said, who after the incorporation of the Colombian star to the ranks of Iñigo Pérez, could make another 'hit' in the market with the signing of the Dutch striker.
