Barcelona president Juan Laporta surprised Spanish coach Javi Hernandez, the coach of the blue garnets, with exciting announcements about his future.

Laporta spoke during a press conference at the Catalan club, saying: “Barcelona must carry out a feasibility study. It was nice to share La Liga with us, the relationship between us and Javier Tebas was restored, and I took the first step towards improving it.

He continued: “I met Javier Tebas at his house in Huesca. We had a good chat. We both have strong personalities, but we agree on a lot. It should be.”

Regarding the Negrera case, he added: “If there is something, then it must be investigated to the end, but these are other issues, not arbitration corruption. We are confident that Barça will come out unscathed, because there is nothing. Chevrin and understood the case and made it clear to the investigators that this should not be.”

Asked if signing Romeo would create problems with Girona, he replied: “No. Romeo is the son of Barça and he knows the club very well.

And he continued: “I went to Qatar because there is a business group there that wants to use the assets of Barcelona in the region. They brought it to us and we listened to them as we discussed the issues. This group also wants to associate the drink with Barcelona. Things from commercial management and BLM, because they also want to develop the Parsa brand, a monobrand in the Arab world. not bad. If the proposals are interesting, we will do it.”

He emphasized: “We are not rejected by any country. In the past, there has been criticism of a country wearing a certain number of T-shirts, which they think should be more. From there, Qatar organized the World Cup, our coach trained there. This also applies to Saudi Arabia, which is open to gender issues. We were offered matches in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Dubai and Kuwait with the women’s team. Let’s not kid ourselves, they have money, they have the ability to pay off their debt and they are interested in football. Qatar and Saudi Arabia want their championships to be in the top five or top ten in the coming years and we are attractive to them. We are a club with pedigree and authority in the world. They are showing interest and we are committed to listening to them.”

And he stated: “I really appreciate Xavi and I think he is the right person to manage the team. He told me that next season will be different and I like his offensive idea, despite our adaptation to the idea of ​​defense, because we had a strong defensive line.

And he realized: “Gündogan is another player who will significantly strengthen our midfield. The coach asked for this from the very beginning, he preferred our offer to a higher rate than Manchester City, which also means a lot, it means that our club continues to be a benchmark for players.

And he added: “I think that this season we should keep the title of La Liga and be among the favorites to win the Champions League.”

And he continued, if the goal is to find a player who understands the philosophy of the club: “This is the case. A player like Gundogan comes from City because this philosophy touches him in some way. A player like Oriol Romeo, understands this philosophy well.

He emphasized: “Making decisions? We have a sports secretariat consisting of Mathieu and Deco, Matteo continues to be the director of football and the person who represents the club in institutions, and Deco is the person who mathematically decides to cooperate with Xavi.

And he added about free players: “Sports management is the key, and for this I am glad that Alemany will continue. There was a circumstance that forced him to stay and I am very happy that he will continue because he is an important element in the formation of a competitive team, Mateo is also very sober, as he does not lose his composure in negotiations and knows how to be a strong negotiator who knows how to be skillful. Getting players of this quality at no cost is a huge advantage. That is why I liked his continuity, I will not stop praising the work of Matteo Alemani and Jordi Cruyff, who were more focused on the sporting side and closer to Xavi. The two worked well together and Matteo speaking of the negotiations is great, he is a brilliant and very capable person and I am very happy to have him and he gives me a lot of confidence.”

Barcelona president surprises Xavi with exciting decision about his future

Asked if the model was the result or idea of ​​Xavi, which he represents with DNA, Laporta replied: “It is a method and a way of playing. That’s what makes Javi a priority, but he’s a winner and he understands that you can’t be such a strong supporter of a philosophy that you don’t win. There is a sweet spot and I really appreciate the Barcelona manager’s ability to adapt. We came out of a very difficult moment where we didn’t win, but we needed a title like La Liga in order to gain strength. I appreciated Xavi’s adaptability because I knew we were in a very sensitive moment because we started from a situation where we didn’t win, then we gave our fans happiness and won the league, and that’s the value and strength, I think that the job was well done.

As for Dembele, he denounced: “I’m surprised because Dembele has some difficult agents in the negotiations. This is a player who is very much loved by the coach, the coaching staff and myself.” We are now in continuous negotiations and we hope that they will be resolved. I know that the penalty clause is 50 million and also how the negotiations are going at the moment (laughs), he is happy at Barça and this is our luck and we love him in Barcelona. I think he will continue and that’s what he wants.”

And that the Blaugrana will play in a white shirt against Real Madrid, he continued: “We’ll see. It’s not all white, there are some Barcelona details and Barcelona have previously worn white with Cruyff, there are brands that have explored this option. Color is not the property or monopoly of anyone. I do not think that this is a provocation to the rial. This is an idea and a commercial theme. I remember there was a time when we wore red shorts on my first leg as president. In this white shirt, you can understand all the reactions, but there will always be an official shirt (blaugrana) and a white shirt for when the opponent’s colors don’t match on TV. .

He spoke about renewing his contract with the Barcelona coach: “When the team is what Xavi wants and when we see that the time has come and when the club is at peace, not during the Mercato. We need to see fair play because Xavi’s update also depends on it, but Xavi and his team need to make sure their update is guaranteed. They will be happy with their status and salary within the club’s ability.”

He concluded: “I think it’s better to say that we will be among the favorites to win the championships, Xavi said that we will fight for the champions and that it will be almost a must if Catalan club With some players… He is very happy with the team and we will be favorites, but if we can improve the team a little, Xavi told me next season will be different. For the players to change their mentality when they win the title.”