Following growing concerns of certain activities in Camp Nou or the lack of it, Laporta steps up to offer explanations.


FC Barcelona's president, Joan Laporta has spoken on various issues affecting the Blaugrana, top of which are the out-going transfer rumours surrounding Deco and Ronaldinho, the listed players for transfer away from Barca and the teen wonders Bojan Krkic and Giovanni Dos Santos. On the Portuguese and Brazilian stars, Laporta says:

Deco and Ronaldinho are staying in Barca. Neither of them are for sale. The news and the rumours are baturally part of the summer buzz and speculations. If Deco is happy here at Barça then he will continue to be stay here. He is important to us.

About the issue of Thiago Motta, Maxi Lopez, Santi Ezquerro and Eidur Gudjohnsen who are all listed as outgoing players but have yet been tied down to Barcelona despite many requests from Spain, Italy and England, Laporta says:

Talks continue and must not be rushed. I must canvass for patience from all parties concerned. We are always looking for the best solution. This is something that requires time because many factors can come into play that are difficult to predict. Besides that, all the listed players still have contracts with FC Barcelona and they are not under any obligation to leave. They are training as normal and should not be treated any differently. Everyone at Barcelona is equal. Things are continuing as normal and to find a positive outcome we have to look for a solution that will satisfy everyone involved.

On emerging young talents, Dos Santos and Bojan, the Barca president says:

Giovanni Dos Santos is an excellent player, who has gone beyond being an option for the first team. He is now in the Barca senior team and that's it. We hope that Giovanni and Bojan Krkic can achieve the same things along the same line as Messi and other great players. Everyone is very excited about this squad because they can win everything. We are conscious of the responsbility and expectation. Everyone just has to continue to work hard and enjoy themselves and success will arrive.