Laporta: ‘Barcelona are €1.35bn in debt’
Barcelona President Joan Laporta held a dramatic press conference in which he confirmed the club is €1.35bn in debt and blamed predecessor Josep Bartomeu for ‘lies’ leading to this situation.…
Report: Barcelona want De Ligt
Agent Mino Raiola has reportedly talked to Barcelona patron Joan Laporta, who is interested in Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt. The Blaugrana have been linked with Erling Braut Haaland in…
Barcelona ‘rejected Inter’s €250m Messi bid’
Former Barcelona President Joan Laporta has revealed the Blaugrana turned down Inter’s €250m bid to sign Leo Messi in 2006. Laporta served as Barcelona’s president from 2003 to 2010 and…
‘Inter tried to sign Messi’
Former Barcelona President Joan Laporta says that Inter were’ willing to meet’ Lionel Messi’s buyout clause during his reign. The 53-year-old was in charge of the Catalan giants from 2003…