A biography for Joan Laportahasn’t been written yet.
“I can bring back the joy to Barcelona's fans because I have the experience of having already done so.”
“It's not difficult to convince UEFA or FIFA that, with an independent Catalonia, Barca could play in a major league like the French one or others. But I think that the most intelligent thing would be to maintain the Clasico.”
“These kinds of people, like Pep Guardiola and Johan Cruyff, they know very well football. They don't need the extended period maybe that other coaches need to be a great coach.”
“We told Koeman we were trying to sign Kun Aguero, any coach would want to have him in their squad. Kun's signing is important because he is an exceptional player, he plays in a position that is very important in any system and in ours too.”
“A lot of clubs would like Eto'o in their team.”
“Leo knows that at Barca he always has his home.”
“Barca is very important for Catalonia - it's the most important sporting institution.”
“It's a disgrace that we have to let our international players go to national teams and we don't receive any compensation.”
“Sport's always political and here it's more complex because we're a nation without a state.”
“In the Barca that we propose, everyone fits. Our plan is to bring back happiness to the people.”
“If we have players that come out of the academy, we make them an offer of a present and a very good future, and if the agent is comparing and delaying the decision, it's understandable that I don't like the situation.”
“I trust the people around me.”
“I want to unite all Barca fans.”
“The end of Leo at Barcelona was not the best. It was a difficult time. We had to take a decision and put the club above the best player in our history.”
“No one is above the club.”
“Leo surprises continuously. You see him and he does things that are unique.”
“These players who have signed for clubs like PSG have almost signed their slavery. For money.”
“Interpreting the fair play rules has its complexities.”
“When you've been president, you can't act like an outsider; it would be ridiculous.”