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Joan Laporta in a press conference

LAPORTA 'AWAYS' THE SIGNING OF AN ATTACKER

Laporta 'secures' signings for Barça's defense and midfield

Published:3/07/2023 - 23:11h

Updated:4/07/2023 - 09:53h

Joan Laporta has gone back to review the news of FC Barcelona in key transfer market. He confirmed that reinforcements will arrive for the defense and midfield, while he "removed" the incorporation of an attacker

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Joan Laporta has confessed that the FC Barcelona will follow an austere plan of signings during this summer, but equally will fulfil with all the needs that has the staff of Xavi Hernández that, as it has confessed the maximum mandator blaugrana, has like maximum priority the incorporation of a pivote to replace to Sergio Busquets from the next season. It has highlighted the good work of the club, that will allow them inscribe to all the players and 'wetted' with the 'operation gone out'.

The Catalan lawyer has been in the presentation of the new image of LaLiga, despuéss to confirm that will happen to call 'LaLiga EA SPORTS' after the announcement of the agreement by the next five seasons at a rate of 150 million euros, 30 by year. It has taken advantage of the oprtunidad to review the actuality of a Barcelona picture that already is movimendo in the market.

Laporta Defines the priorities of the Barça in the market

Questioned by the operations that pretends to do the Barça and the registration of the players that renewed his agreements recently, as well as of Gundogan after confirming his incorporation, Laporta showed more than optimist and aimed that the Barcelona market has not done more than beginning, by what will have more movements in the weeks to come.

The maximum mandator culé said that it will arrive somebody more to reinforce the defence and that will do an effort for fichar to a midfield player, although for the moment descarta the arrival of an attacker: "I Am convinced that we will achieve to inscribe what have agreed with Xavi. The market only finish to begin. We will do some incorporation in defence if it allows us with some exit that has to do . In the centre of the field will do a reinforcement more because like this it has asked it to us the trainer. We will see that it happens with some player that has offers. In front, I think that we have it more or less complete".

Laporta Also has been asked after if Oriol Romeu is the elected to reinforce the place of pivote, but has not wanted to 'wet' and aimed that Mateu Alemany is analysing all the alternatives that there is in the market: "Now it came with Mateu Alemany and meha said that have several options and are in the process to inscribe according to the plan of feasibility. And if they produce exits will be able to inscribe any more".

The operation gone out of the Barça reduces

On the other hand, 'Jan' has spoken on that in this moment is not necessary to insist in so many sales, as it had thought before. Now, the players that were in the ramp of exit have options to remain in the club. It aimed, in concrete, that "in principle will follow with players that had said that went to go out, but at the end go to continue". It refers to the cases that sounded during the beginning of the summer: Ansu Fati, Ferran Torres, Franck Kessié...