Joan Laporta welcoming Robert Lewandowski. Photo: @JoanLaportaFCB

"WE NEED YOU"

Laporta makes it clear what it means for Barça to sign Lewandowski

Published:20/07/2022 - 19:25h

Updated:20/07/2022 - 19:25h

Joan Laporta made clear the importance of Lewandowski signing for Barça. The president was excited during the striker's presentation, in which he stated that the club needed the '9' to be candidates for everything

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With the signing of Robert Lewandowski, Joan Laporta fulfilled one of his bigger aims from his arrival to the presidency of the FC Barcelona. During the act of presentation of the forward, carried out in the Hotel Conrad Lauderdale Beach of Fort Lauderdale, the maximum mandator of the Barcelona institution offered some words of welcome to the new 'star' of the team, leaving in evidence his happiness and illusion by the arrival of the forward to the club.

"Good morning Miami, good afternoons Barcelona and welcome Lewandowski and thank you for being with us (affirmed in Pole). This man has done some extraordinary efforts for going back. It has not been easy and are very proud that you have wanted to play with us", went the first words of the speech expressed by the Catalan president. Accompanied of the Polish player and of several members of the Managerial Board of the entity barcelonista.

Laporta Continued ensuring that the signing of the goleador of the Bundesliga was necessary for the square of Xavi Hernández, which has as it put for the next season be aspiring to the title in all the competitions. Without remaining short in praises to the ex footballer of the Bayern of Munich, 'Jan' sustained that "we need you, are a star and have big expectations. We want to do an increasingly competitive team and are progressing very well".

Of the same way, the Catalan mandator did not want to forget to the members of the sportive direction of the club, headed by Mateu Alemany and Jordi Cruyff, those who have been fundamental pieces for the incorporation of all the players that have arrived to the City Condal during this summer, included Lewandowski. Joan showed appreciated and affirmed that the Barça goes back to be in the map with the signing of the '9'. "I want to appreciate to the sportive direction by his work, they have made possible the incorporation. We go back to put to the Barcelona in the world", expressed.

"We present to 'LewanGOLski"

Finally, Laporta appreciated him to all the members of the present Managerial Board in the act, recognising his work in the economic and sportive recovery of the entity culé. Besides, it dared to 'kid' with the Pole when mentioning him his new nickname. "All are partícipes because without you would not attain to do what are doing with the team. The son of a fellow mine said me that we present to LewanGolski, have changed you the name. Thanks to all", concluded.

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