{"id":606905,"date":"2022-01-03T09:44:08","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T14:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=606905"},"modified":"2022-01-03T09:44:08","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T14:44:08","slug":"joan-laporta-warning-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/03\/joan-laporta-warning-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe Are Back\u201d – Joan Laporta Sends Warning Shot as Barcelona Look to Rebuild"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just 24 hours after Joan Laporta confirmed that new signing Ferran Torres cannot be registered at Barcelona<\/a> as things stand, the club president has sent a warning shot around Europe, saying<\/a>: \u201cEverybody in the world should get ready, as we are back as big players in the market. Bar\u00e7a are back.\u201d Laporta then went onto add<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re working to build a top team. Everything is possible if we do things well. And I\u2019m sure we will. Top\u00a0players are open to join Bar\u00e7a. We\u2019re definitely recovering our status.\u201d<\/p>\n

It seems a strange warning from the off, considering how early we are into Barcelona\u2019s rebuild, and after what was said a day earlier. Laporta made an admission about Torres, stating<\/a>: “Ferr\u00e1n Torres can’t be registered now – but we hope to solve that situation when he is available. Demir sale could help, we’re on it. Let’s see what happens with Luuk de Jong.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe Are Back\u201d – Joan Laporta Sends Warning Shot as Barcelona Look to Rebuild<\/h2>\n

Jumping the Gun?<\/h3>\n

When making a statement like the one above, you really need to go onto back it up. If you don\u2019t, you\u2019ll forever look a clown. The problem for Laporta, however, is that Barcelona may not have the funds available to avoid an impending red nose for the president. Of course, the Torres deal offers some hope – whilst leaving many slightly confused as to how it was afforded. But that does not mean we are witnessing the rebirth of a financial superpower.<\/p>\n

Laporta, more than anyone, must understand the length of the process ahead. Statements stating that \u2018Barcelona are back\u2019 will not help Xavi do the job he was brought into do. The main priority must be to register the completed signings rather than stating that the signings are yet to even come to a conclusion.<\/p>\n

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