Jto Laporta Feel great respect, admiration and devotion to the figure of Johan Cruyff. It is one of its clear referents, not only football, but in recent days, it has again dehance the mythical Dutch player. One of the slogans of the disappeared Barca technician was: “The one who hes had to play in the Barça, It no longer serves us. “In 2007, the Catalan lawyer disobeyed. This summer has done it again. He is not the only culé leader who has done it.
To Cruyff, Who was not clear about his conviction, ambition and desire to play in Barcelona and his involvement, commitment and loyalty to the shield did not deserve to wear Barca. He did not admit half inks, doubts or changes of opinion. AND Joan Laporta, In fact, he had made a cross and stripe Nico Williams After his refusal last summer. He had not considered his signing again. It was a name crossed out of the futures list. Until a few days ago.
With the outside to the squad from within the area
The total predisposition of the attacker of the Athletic To, now, sign for the Barça, first manifested at the summit that his agent had with Deco And then in another that was between the footballer and the sports executive, he made the lawyer rethink his position with the international and to review his position. He understood that it was a great incorporation that would have repercussions in all areas: sports, economic, marketing, social … In this case, the president considered that it could be forgive a Nico. It is not usual for a president to indulage an important player after having given painful pumpkins: in the Barcelona They trusted the affirmative response given by the International last summer, and caused great discomfort of their unexpected posterior negative.
But it is not the first time that Laporta Amnesty a player after frustrating his signing when everything was already very well on track and his arrival had almost been announced. In 2007, for example, the Barcelona Ficho in the Thierry Henry after the French striker, who was militated in the Arsenal, will reject its transfer to the previous summer to Camp Nou When the operation was in its final stretch. The International finally played three courses as Barça.
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'Griezmann's decision'
But not only Joan Laporta He has changed his mind about a great player after a sound. He also did, for example, more recently Josep Maria Bartomeu. In another very media and painful turn for the culés. He did it with Antoine Griezmann. In the summer of 2018, after intense contacts, the Barça He was convinced that the French player would be Barça, his predisposition seemed absolute, and would play in the dreaded culé attack that they also formed Luis Suarez and Messi, They even blessed their arrival. Finally, and in the documentary The decisionsaid he stayed in the Atlético de Madrid. Its determination was considered in the locker room and in the Barca directive almost as a betrayal. But there was forgiveness. In 2019, he signed for the Barçateam in which he was two seasons, after which he returned to the whole Simeone.
Pits
Joan Laporta has forgiven to Nico Williamsand in the Catalan club they are convinced that the Barca stream will also do, which this season whistled to the International in his visit to Montjuïcannoyed by his refusal last year. Antoine Griezmann He also had to endure the chaparrón, but in the end there was reconciliation.
