Joan Laporta, one of three candidates to the presidency of the Barcelona, referred to the team’s proper names, as they are Lionel Messi (contract expires in June) and the possible signing of Eric García. The lawyer was very forceful with his statements.
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“ Messi is now fully focused on catching Atlético in the League and in the PSG game in the Champions League. I don’t know if he will be on Sunday, but he will be on the bench and it is important that Leo encourages his teammates, ” the 58-year-old politician began.
“I see Messi getting happier, he is enjoying it. It was a great football match against Real (Sociedad). I know he wants to stay and I know he will do everything he can to stay as long as the club can make him an offer that suits him, ” he said. Laporta.
About the ability to defend the Manchester City, Eric García, the manager was blunt. “It’s not coming this winter market. We cannot issue a letter to the manager to take disposition acts. The possibilities and figures have been explained to us and we have all concluded that when the contract expires and the new board decides to include it. We appreciated the player’s salary and it was an operation to be done by assessing the club’s financial situation. ”
And he added: “ The one most harmed is Barça, who does not have a president to make decisions. We are willing to explain our program to club members in any scenario. ”
Elections postponed due to pandemic
Laporta He also spoke about the presidential elections scheduled for January 24.
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“We have been informed that the election is being postponed, and it is being followed. March 7 is being considered as measures will be taken to encourage participation, and the Generalitat this morning agreed to promote a decree allowing postal voting, ” he explained.
“There is a report from the Procicat on the evolution of the pandemic, and it is expected that the peak of the pandemic will decline on March 7 and we will not be in the situation we are in now,” added candidate Barça.
Last, Laporta He noted that “ we may be at the end of incarceration or a district confirmation, and the club will prepare polling stations in the various districts that do not yet exist. The Generalitat has made it clear that voting cannot be considered an exception. There were discussions as to whether it was February 28 or March 7, and it was decided on March 7 because voting can be implanted by mail and in the club’s bylaws. ”