Joan Laporta spoke about Ronald Koeman during Sergio Agüero’s presentation. The president of Barcelona would have told the trainer to take two weeks to find a replacement for him. However, Laporta intends to respect Koeman’s ongoing contract, he said on Monday.
Laporta brought anger to the Koeman camp last week by saying that the Dutchman had been hospitalized urgently due to heart problems. That story turned out to be exaggerated: Koeman was only briefly in hospital for a check-up. Wasserman, the management of Barça’s trainer, declared war on Laporta in a tweet. “Imagine: I want to marry you, but I have doubts. Give me two weeks to find a better partner … If I can’t find the right person, we’ll get married!” the situation of Koeman at Barcelona.
Laporta was logically asked again about Koeman on Monday. “I said that we discussed a period of reflection with Koeman,” said the chairman. “We have to evaluate what went well last season and what didn’t. We needed this rest period and we will see each other again within a week or ten days, but there is contact. The intention is to respect the current contract. The talks are progressing. very well. The period of reflection was necessary. “
The meeting was therefore dominated by the presentation of Agüero, who comes over from Barcelona on a free transfer. Although Koeman was not present at the presentation, he was informed about the transfer, according to Laporta. “We told Koeman that we were trying to sign Agüero. Any coach would want him on his team.” Laporta is of course also satisfied with the arrival of the Argentinian himself. “With Kun we bring in an exceptional player. “The transfer could have consequences for Lionel Messi’s future at Barcelona.” We all want Leo to stay. Kun is the first of a series of acquisitions that we are going to present. “With this Laporta is probably referring to Eric García and Georginio Wijnaldum, who are almost in.
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