Joan Laporta, president of Barcelona, seems not to be scared by the possibility of Kylian Mbappé wearing the Real Madrid shirt next season. The director assured that he was not jealous of the signing and that the arrival of the Frenchman could create a problem for the Merengues.
“I’m not jealous at all. Furthermore, I still don’t know if they’re going to sign him or not. We’ll see. I have no information, I have intuition. They have a problem there. They need to sell another player [se Mbappé chegar], right? Because there is no way for two to play in the same position. And another, if the values that are being talked about are true, it will definitely distort the locker room”, he said in an interview with Sports world.
Mbappé has a contract with Paris Saint-Germain until the end of the current European season, which ends in June. The press already takes it for granted that the star will leave for Real Madrid for free, with the Spanish only needing to pay for the player’s wages, as well as gloves.
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Laporta wants Xavi to stay at the club
Xavi Hernández announced at the beginning of the year that he will not continue as coach at Barcelona next season. Despite this, Joan Laporta revealed that he wants the coach to continue in his role.
“I would like him to continue. When he talked about the pressure, that here we are always under pressure, I asked him if there was a way for him to change his mind, but I saw him with a pressure that could be repaired on his face. He keeps saying that At the end of the season it would come out as we agreed, but we’ll see”, he said.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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