{"id":32562,"date":"2024-03-22T21:32:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T18:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/32562\/barcelona-chief-laporta-mbappe-will\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T21:32:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T18:32:18","slug":"barcelona-chief-laporta-mbappe-will","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=32562","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona chief Laporta: Mbapp\u00e9 will distort Madrid squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona chief Laporta: Mbapp\u00e9 will distort Madrid squad\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li>\n<p>Sam Marsden<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Moses Llorens<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"timestamp \">March 22, 2024, 11:38 a.m.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Barcelona president Joan Laporta says he is not jealous of Kylian Mbapp\u00e9&#39;s potential move to Real Madrid and suggested the French international&#39;s arrival could &#8220;distort&#8221; the team&#39;s dressing room.<\/p>\n<p>Mbapp\u00e9 is expected to join Madrid when his contract at Paris Saint-Germain expires this summer, with ESPN reporting last month that the La Liga giants hope to finalize a deal for the player soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, Laporta claimed the deal could go wrong, highlighting the salary Mbapp\u00e9 will get and the fact he prefers to play from the left, like Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, not at all,\u201d Laporta told Mundo Deportivo when asked if he envied Madrid&#39;s pursuit of Mbapp\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But I don&#39;t know if they will sign it or not. Let&#39;s see. [If they do] they will have a problem there.  They will have to transfer a player, right?  Because two players are not going to play in the same position&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And speaking of the numbers involved [in the deal], it will distort the locker room that&#39;s for sure.  It\u2019s not a gift.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data- media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data- media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 is set to join Real Madrid this summer. <cite>(Photo by Christian Liewig-Corbis\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Laporta&#39;s comments come after Madrid defender Dani Carvajal insisted Mbapp\u00e9&#39;s potential arrival would not lead to &#8220;jealousy&#8221; or other problems at the club.<\/p>\n<p>The World Cup winner would join a forward line already consisting of Vin\u00edcius, Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo, Brahim D\u00edaz and Joselu, which has propelled Madrid to the top of La Liga and into the quarter-finals of the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>Even though Mbapp\u00e9 would arrive as a free agent, he would still benefit from a large salary and a substantial signing fee, although La Liga president Javier Tebas said Madrid had the funds to complete the signing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMadrid has enough financial fair play margin to recruit Mbapp\u00e9 and other players,\u201d Tebas said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The situation couldn&#39;t be more different at Barca, who are still exceeding the annual spending limit imposed by La Liga, with Tebas repeatedly saying he will have to transfer players before registering new signings this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his economic problems, Laporta remains optimistic about his ability to challenge for La Liga, where he is second behind Madrid, and for the Champions League, with a quarter-final coming up against Mbapp\u00e9&#39;s PSG.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a chance in both competitions,\u201d Laporta said.  \u201cWe dream of achieving something that, at the moment, is not a fantasy, but a realistic possibility.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are in the round of 16 in Europe and have a difficult match against PSG, but we have the second leg at home, which is good for us. The team is super motivated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;La Liga is there too. We are eight points away and Madrid are not giving up, but we will not throw in the towel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona chief Laporta: Mbapp\u00e9 will distort Madrid squad\u060c Sam Marsden Moses Llorens March 22, 2024, 11:38 a.m. Barcelona president Joan Laporta says he is not jealous of Kylian Mbapp\u00e9&#39;s potential move to Real Madrid and suggested the French international&#39;s arrival could &#8220;distort&#8221; the team&#39;s dressing room. 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