Laporta clarifies the situation of Joan García and Rashford: Will they be able to play against Mallorca?

Joan Laporta addressed the flurry of rumors about the registration of Joan García and Marcus Rashford for the imminent start of LaLiga EA Sports 2025/26, scheduled for this Saturday at 7:30 PM at Son Moix, where the Azulgranas will face RCD Mallorca.

The club's president, in his appearance during the Trobada de Penyes Barcelonistes de les Illes Balears, held in Maria de la Salut, sent an encouraging message about the situation of the Catalan goalkeeper and the British striker: "If Flick wants, Joan García and Rashford can play tomorrow". He made it clear that, although their names do not yet appear as registered on the LaLiga website, the club has already completed all the necessary procedures for both to participate against the Vermellones.

"If Flick wants, Joan García and Rashford can play tomorrow"

Laporta praises Flick and highlights Barça's great moment

But Jan didn't just talk about registrations. He also took the opportunity to praise the Azulgrana coach, Hansi Flick, and his way of managing the club's sports project: "He is managing it masterfully. It is a formula that works and can last a long time."

In turn, he boasted about the current state of the Azulgrana squad: "Those who have not yet digested that Barça has resurfaced and is once again a reference in the world of football, and who make us have to fight against everything and everyone, I tell them to be calm. This is long-term, there is a lot of rope and a lot of fuse. Many years of success," he concluded.

Laporta, surrounded by directors, former players, and authorities in Mallorca

Laporta traveled to Mallorca with the director responsible for Penyes, Josep Ignasi Macià, being received by Jaume Ferriol, mayor of Maria de la Salut, and Pere Jordà, president of PB Maria de la Salut. On behalf of the Azulgrana delegation were Enric Bosch, head of the Penyes Department; Juan Haro, executive of Institutional Relations; and Jesús Jiménez, head of Security for Barcelona.

Also present at the event were: Catalina Soler, mayor of Felanitx; Antònia Estalleres, vice president of the Balearic Government; José Marcial, Minister of Tourism of the Island Council of Mallorca; and Òscar Escoda, delegate of the Advisory Council of Penyes of FC Barcelona in the Balearic Islands.

Finally, among the delegation of the team from the Ciudad Condal, the former players Miquel Àngel Nadal, Joan Josep Estella, Juan Domingo de la Cruz (basketball), and Octavi Tarrés (hockey) stood out.