Live broadcast on August 3rd News in an interview with CNN, Barcelona president Laporta talked about the topic of the Saudi league, and he also talked about topics related to Harvey and Macy.
About Saudi Arabia
Fortunately, most of the players like Barcelona. They like the way we manage the club and the players we have in the past and now. With all due respect, when a player wants to go to Saudi Arabia more, it is basically not for sports reasons. Other reasons are the factors they first consider, but sports reasons must be the first factor to consider.
I respect the decision of the Saudi government. They want to attract capable players, but football is a team sport. Of course, capable players will help us promote this sport and make the fans happy, but the team is the priority. My view is that it is more important to get help from those traditional clubs, especially European clubs.
Some major European clubs, including Barcelona, can help these teams in the Saudi Professional League so as to use our professional knowledge to help them improve their team level. I think this is the right way. Maybe it is to cooperate with youth training or directly cooperate with Football Association.
About the goals of the new season
Our first priority last season was the Spanish league, and for us, the new season league is also the first priority. But we hope to perform better in the Champions League. We hope to be one of the candidates to win this competition, but our first priority is still La Liga.
About Harvey and Guadiola
They share the same philosophy of football, which is a philosophy created by Cruyff. It used to be Guadiola and now it is Harvey. Of course, there are some differences between the two, but they are both coaches with strong abilities. They have improved the football style that Cruyff used to promote in Barcelona.
About Massey
He is the best player in the world, but he is even a good man and we love him. He decided to go to Miami International, which is good for this club and also for Major League of American professional football. Of course, we hope this decision is also good for him. We respect his decision and wish Macy and his family all the best in Miami International.
(Luca)