🎙|Xavi in the pre-game press Conference ahead the match against NY Red Bulls
"I would like Messi's time at Barça not to have ended. I think he deserves a happy ending here. I wish so. If the question is whether I would like him to come back? The answer is a resounding yes."
🎙|Xavi on Kounde
🗣"I'm very happy with the arrival of Koundé, he will give us a very good ball output. He's a great signing, he will help us a lot."
🗣️: "I did what I had to do, in order to put the institution above the best player in history. I know Messi since he was a kid. I love Leo, and Barca loves Leo. If you ask me, how do I feel? We owe a moral debt to him."
🗣️: "I will do my best in order to give Messi the best end of his career in a Barça shirt. I would like to do it. It won't be easy, we think that with a correct strategy we could do it."
@CBSSportsGolazo 🎙️| Joan Laporta if he has spoken to Messi on his return to Barcelona
🗣️: "This is just an idea that we have at the moment, and I will do everything in my power to make it happen and we want to make it come true through a specific strategy."
🗣 “We owe a moral debt to him. I would like him to end his career in a Barça shirt, and be applauded at all the stadiums.” 🇦🇷🐐
Laporta continues:
🗣 “It is an aspiration that I have. I feel partially responsible for how things ended, and I feel that this is a temporary end and that we will make this dream a reality. At least that is the dream.” 🔵🔴
Laporta on criticisms of Barça’s transfer policy from Germany:
🗣 “I would tell them to look at the bank account. They got some important money from the Lewandowski deal. They are distorting reality.” 💰🇩🇪
🗣️: “If the new Barca signings will reach the start of LaLiga ? Ask FC Barcelona. I can say that they know the rules well and they know what they have to do. They still have things to do, but there is still time.”
🗣️: "They have sold 10% of their TV rights for €207M. Then they increased that part to 25%, which I think means about €350M more... That would already be €500M and I think they still have another third lever of another €200M."
🗣️: "With this and if they release some players is what explains that chance to sign. They have been able to sell assets, which was something they had to do, and cut wages; it is what allows them to sign."
✍️ Translation of the open letter of Barça Femení player Gio Queiroz to Joan Laporta
“Dear President, it has not been easy to get to this point. Despite everything I’ve suffered, today I feel capable of denouncing the abusive behavior I received within FC Barcelona Femení.” #FCB
✍️ “The culture of harassment and sexist violence towards women cannot be tolerated. The complaint, with all the details and evidence, has already been submitted to the Board of Directors. Those responsible for the abusive conduct are identified perfectly.”
✍️ “I arrived at the club when I was 17, in July 2020. I was welcomed by the players and coaching staff. My motivation was great and I had a strong desire to learn. It was a great dynamic until I was called up by the Brazilian National Team.”
🗣️: "Xavi is doing a fantastic job. At the start he suffered. Everything has a process. Xavi has motivated the players and has implanted his style. The signings have adapted quickly. And we are on the right track." #FCB
@EsportsRAC1 🎙️| Joan Laporta on Femení El Clásico in UWCL
🗣️: "We have appealed to all Barça members and fans to come. We want to break the attendance record in a women's football match." #FCB
🗣️: "It is a very good contract, but they prefer to keep it confidential. It's the best contract in history in terms of sponsorship of the shirt. For reasons of transparency, I would like to be able to explain more details. I will try until the end."