Barcelona president Joan Laporta insists he will not risk the Catalan side’s financial position or team spirit over signing coveted strikers Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland
Barcelona are one of many sides linked to Kylian Mbappe and Erling HaalandHowever, club president Joan Laporta said he will not risk the club’s interestsThe Catalan side are struggling with financial woes with a debt of £1.15billionLaporta insisted players must adapt to the club’s salary levels to join BarcelonaHe also claimed that Barcelona prioritise the balance of team above else
Barcelona president Joan Laporta insisted his side will not sign Kylian Mbappe or Erling Haaland if it risks the team spirit at the club.
The Catalans are one of the sides to have been heavily linked to both coveted strikers as the youngsters attract interest from across Europe.
Barcelona will face stern competition from LaLiga rivals Real Madrid as they vie for the Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund strikers.
Barcelona will not sign Kylian Mbappe (left) or Erling Haaland (right) if it risks the interests of the club, according to club president Joan Laporta
But Laporta refused to comment on the potential transfers, insisting that he would not harm the interests of the club.
‘Here everyone is free to launch messages and proclamations and we already know that this is part of the world of football, that the big clubs are interested in great players,’ he told Mundo Deportivo.
‘But I’m not going to enter, and you have to allow me not to talk about players because if I do, the only thing I can do is harm the interests of our club.
‘If we talk about a player and we had the intention of signing him, we would increase the price.
Joan Laporta (above) insisted that he would not put the Catalan giants’…