Joan Laporta, one of the three candidates to take over the presidency Barcelona, mentioned in the team’s own names, as they are Lionel Messi (the contract ends in June) and the possible signing of Eric Garcia. The lawyer was very strong with his statements.
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” Messi is now focused on us to catch Atlético in the league and in PSG’s tie in the Champions League. I don’t know if it will be on Sunday, but it will be on the bench and it is important for Leo to encourage his teammates “, the 58-year-old politician also started.
“I see Messi more and more happy, he is having fun. Against Real (Sociedad) it was a great football match. I know he wants to stay and I know he will do everything he can to stay as long as the club can offer him an offer that suits him, “he said. Laporte.
About the possibility of hiring a defender the city of Manchester, Eric Garcia, the manager was blunt. “It will not come to this winter market. We cannot give a letter to the manager to make dispositions. The options and figures have been explained to us and we have come to the conclusion that if the contract is concluded, the new council will decide to incorporate it. I appreciated the player’s salary and it was an operation that must be done by evaluating the financial situation of the club. ”
He added: “The worst is Barça, which does not have a president who can make decisions. We are ready to explain our program to club members in any scenario. ”
Elections postponed due to the pandemic
Laporte He also spoke about the presidential elections that were scheduled for January 24.
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“We have been informed that the elections will be postponed and will follow. March 7 is being considered, as measures will be taken to encourage participation, and this morning, the Generalitat agreed to promote a decree allowing postal voting, “he explained.
“There is a report from Procicat on the evolution of the pandemic and it is expected that on March 7 the peak of the pandemic will decrease and we will not find ourselves in the situation we are in now,” the Barça candidate added.
Lastly, Laporte He commented that “we may be at the end of jail or at the close of a district, and the club may be preparing polling stations in the various regions that do not yet exist. The Generalitat has made it clear that voting cannot be considered an exception. There were discussions whether it took place on February 28 or March 7 and it was decided on the 7th, because postal voting can also be implemented by club regulations. ”