The president of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, spoke with the official media of the 'azulgrana' team to review several key issues of the current situation in Can Barça. In this sense, the Catalan president, 63 years old, began by offering his vision of what he hopes will be the 2025/26 season, predicting, as expected, many successes for the 'culé' team:
"What we expect from this season is successes, sporting successes. We will compete to the maximum, I am convinced, with all our strength, in all the competitions in which we participate, and I believe that we are candidates to win them"
Likewise, on this topic, the highest representative of the Catalan entity added: "We hope that the 'barcelonismo' has a good time with Hansi Flick's team, that there is the joy that we always want from the 'barcelonismo'. It was a commitment I had since I returned: to return the joy to the 'barcelonismo'. And I believe that this year, as I see the team, which is very well put together, very solid and with players of great talent, I believe that we will have unforgettable moments."
Advances in the Spotify Camp Nou and joint work with the City Council
Moving on to another topic, Jan offered details about the return to the Spotify Camp Nou, sharing the latest news on the progress to obtain the first occupancy license: "The stadium is advancing, it is beautiful, you see how it is being built more and more. Now we have the second tier, the third is being made. We are with the accesses following the requirements that the City Council has marked for us, we are going hand in hand with the City Council, this is very important because, after all, it is the City Council that gives the first occupancy license," he explained.
The leader emphasized the great desire to return to play in the fiefdom of Les Corts:
"We really want to return to the Spotify Camp Nou, to return home"
Registrations and movements in the market
Laporta also referred to the pending registrations. As of today, the Catalan team still has to formalize the registration of players such as Joan García, Marcus Rashford and Wojciech Szczęsny. On this point, the president predicted a busy week: "This week will be intense because everything is very close to concluding certain operations that would give us that fair play that we need to register players," he pointed out.
The sensations after an emotional and memorable Gamper
At another moment, almost at the end of his statements, Jan commented on how the Joan Gamper Trophy 2025 party was experienced, where Barcelona convincingly beat Como 1907 by 5-0. Beyond the result, he highlighted the emotion of the presentation of the squad and the appearance of Marc-André ter Stegen, who offered a conciliatory speech after the recent controversies:
"There has been a very good atmosphere at the Gamper party. It has been very good to bring together the figure of our founder, the Johan Cruyff stadium, Cesc Fàbregas's Como and Sergi Roberto, and Hansi Flick's team"
The leader admitted to feeling good about the affection that the audience at the Johan Cruyff showed towards the former player of the 'culé' team: "I really liked that the public applauded Sergi Roberto when he was substituted."
In turn, he was satisfied with the performance and the sensations left by Barcelona in the overwhelming victory against the Larianos: "The Gamper has been a good party. I think everyone has been quite happy. Also, the match has been very entertaining, we have seen beautiful goals. I am happy."
Farewell to Iñigo Martínez with honors
Finally, Laporta took the opportunity to say goodbye and thank Iñigo Martínez, who leaves the 'azulgrana' team to join Al Nassr: "We are very grateful to Iñigo Martínez. He leaves through the front door after having had an extraordinary season, being a determining figure. We all would have liked him to fulfill this year that he had left on his contract, but sometimes, in the life of a footballer, the train passes with opportunities that cannot be missed," he concluded.