Laporta 'brings out chest' of the signing of Kessié and values the current market
The first new face of FC Barcelona it's from the season 22/23 has already been submitted today. Franck Kessié, ex del Milan, He has signed his contract as a player for the culé team until 2026.
In said act of presentation of the Ivorian footballer, Joan Laporta He has not hesitated to 'get the date' and show his satisfaction after having successfully concluded this operation.
With Franck Kessié they have reinforced the midfield as Xavi wanted
microphone in hand, the azulgrana leader has made it known that the signing of Kessie It was one of the premises of the coaching staff:
“Dar de nuevo la bienvenida a Kessié y a toda la familia. The player has shown his willingness to come. Very satisfied because Xavi wanted a player with these characteristics. We are fulfilling the expectations of the coach, What do we want. It is from Corta de Ivory, just like Yaya Touré. He is a midfielder that we missed, que tiene llegada y protege a la defensa”, asserted Laporta.
Kessié acknowledges having spoken with Ibra about Barça
Then, it was time for a Franck Kessié excited about his new stage and that he admitted having spoken with his partner in the Milan Ibra, who also played in the ranks of the Catalan team:
"Yes, I spoke with Ibrahimovic. He gave me advice and told me that it is a very nice place. Me dijo que trabaje mucho y que lo de todo”.
There was also a turn to talk about more market issues
Finally, in the appearance before the media, Laporta He did not flee from questions related to the current transfer market and the case Dembele, to which his answer was the following:
We are in a situation of uncertainty. We are working to be able to sign. At this time we still cannot. We are talking to players we are interested in and ask them to wait for us. Dembélé had an offer, the representative has answered and has not reached the level of our offer, but they have not detached from our offer either. We are willing to continue talking. If he doesn't accept, so it can't be. if i accepted it, we would keep it. We have to measure the salary of the players to the salary structure that we have created. This balance is necessary to be competitive. This could distort the team. No hurry. We are aware that we cannot be too late. We are not going to rush to the market. Vamos a ir con criterios de sostenibilidad económica”.
“Primero hemos de activar la segunda palanca, it won't be easy. Once this is achieved, we would be in the fair play relationship of 1/1 and we would make the incorporations that the coach has guided us. I don't know how many players, I am not going to send a message to the market that they do not suit us. We will reinforce the first team and there are a series of steps taken and, when it's time, ejecutarlas”.
