‘Lewandowski, Kounde, Raphinha, Bernardo Silva… they’re not coming’: Former Barcelona director turns on his old club’s attempt to ‘sell smoke’ with claims of big-money summer buys to rival England’s giants while they sit in financial turmoil
- Barcelona have been linked to big names, including Robert Lewandowksi
- But the club’s financial difficulties present an obstacle to getting deals done
- The Catalans are likely only able to make singings if players leave the Nou Camp
- Former director Toni Freixa slammed the club for ‘shamelessly selling smoke’
Former Barcelona director Toni Freixa has slammed his former club’s attempts to sell fans ‘smoke’ as he warned them big-money signings will not arrive at the Nou Camp this summer.
The Catalan giants have been linked to a number of high profile names, including Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Bernardo Silva.
However, the LaLiga side’s well-documented financial difficulties present an obstacle to getting deals over the line this summer with signings only likely to arrive if the club can offload players.
Former Barcelona director Toni Freixa (right) has slammed the club’s attempts to sell ‘smoke’
Freixa insisted the likes of Robert Lewandowski (left) and Bernardo Silva (right) will not join
Freixa took a swipe at the club’s supposed transfer plans on social media as he insisted their summer business was not feasible.
The Catalan lawyer shared a tweet with more than 56,000 followers warning them that the stars Barcelona are supposedly pursuing will not be signed.
He wrote: ‘You know that Lewandowski, or Kounde, or Raphinha, or Bernardo Silva will not come? You know, right?’
The Catalan lawyer shared a tweet warning the star signings will not be signed this summer
Freixa, who was one of the candidates for club president, later backed up his comment on Cadena COPE’s El Partidazo as he accused the club of ‘shamelessly selling fans smoke’.
‘I don’t buy the talk of Barcelona’s signings,’ he said. ‘They are blatantly selling smoke. What they say clashes with reality and I have no choice but to warn people that this is not going to happen.
‘One could come in case a player is sold. It sells much more to say that Bernardo Silva is coming. If we want to sell the bike,…