{"id":597927,"date":"2021-08-02T16:12:15","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T20:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=597927"},"modified":"2021-08-02T16:12:15","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T20:12:15","slug":"barcelona-joan-laporta-ilaix-moriba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/08\/02\/barcelona-joan-laporta-ilaix-moriba\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona President Joan Laporta Ready to Sell Ilaix Moriba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ilaix Moriba could be set to leave Barcelona. The La Masia academy product had been playing hardball with the club over a bumper new contract. Club president Joan Laporta has stated that they would not be forced to give in to the talented midfielder&#8217;s demands.<\/p>\n<h2>Time at Barcelona Slowly Coming to an End for Ilaix Moriba<\/h2>\n<h3>Laporte Takes Firm Stance against Moriba<\/h3>\n<p>Laporta has opened the door for a potential exit for 18-year-old midfielder Ilaix Moriba. The midfielder is one of the biggest prospects in La Masia, but with just a year remaining in his contract, the youngster is reportedly attracting interest from outside Spain.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bar\u00e7a president Joan Laporta again on Ilaix Moriba: \u201cWe cannot allow him to be promoted [to the first-team] and then leave. We won&#8217;t accept that with any player. If he wants to go and it\u2019s because he has other options, he can leave the club\u201d. \ud83d\udd35\ud83d\udd34 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FCB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#FCB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1422247637038903298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Barcelona think that interest from several Premier League sides is the reason for Moriba&#8217;s higher wage demands.<\/p>\n<p>Laporta said: &#8220;We cannot allow him to be promoted [to the first-team] and then leave. We won&#8217;t accept that with any player. If he wants to go and it\u2019s because he has other options, he can leave the club.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you do not want to renew, we have other solutions. What we don&#8217;t want are players made at La Masia who don&#8217;t want to renew. The club is above all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Update Regarding Lionel Messi Contract<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Romano has also provided an update on the Lionel Messi situation in Barcelona. The Argentine&#8217;s new contract is going well but still has a few stumbling blocks. The winger has already expressed his desire to stay with Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>Laporta <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1422246039382278155\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>: &#8220;We are working on Messi deal. This hasn\u2019t been completely resolved yet, but it is progressing well. He wants to stay.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"6bOugcMKSeVL637PdGEbbg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1319806254\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'6bOugcMKSeVL637PdGEbbg',sig:'9MN0B4LM4vkKGSLZmdCLKfXkyfIq327UwC42ogG8FJU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1319806254',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ilaix Moriba could be set to leave Barcelona. The La Masia academy product had been playing hardball with the club over a bumper new contract. Club president Joan Laporta has stated that they would not be forced to give in to the talented midfielder&#8217;s demands. 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