Laporta: Our relationship with Real Madrid is bad, and this is the reason for Gundogan's departure

Barcelona club president Joan Laporta appeared in a press conference in the press room, during which he spoke about many matters and issues related to the Catalan club.

Laporta said: “A date.” Returning to the Camp Nou? I think our return will be at the end of the year, but I will not specify a specific date. We are progressing despite the obstacles. We hope that by the end of the year we will be able to play. We lose 100 million euros because we are playing in Montjuïc.

He added about not signing Bilbao star Neco Williams: “I will not talk about players who are not from our team. We respect Bilbao.”

He added: "All clubs face difficulties in registering players. We will reach the 1:1 rule, but as I mentioned, we must be patient. We did not want to rush with regard to the Nike contract. We have to wait. With the 1:1 rule, Olmo will be registered permanently without problems."

He said: “We need 60 million euros to reach the 1:1 rule, and I am confident that we will achieve this in October. We are not selling illusions, as we were able to reach this rule.” But we preferred to wait because the contract with Nike could be improved. There are issues that would be good to keep secret.”

He continued: “There are many players who want to come to Barcelona. I cannot give names, but it is not true that the players do not want to come because of our financial situation. We have to recover financially and we are in good shape and La Liga appreciates that.”

And about the reason Gundogan’s departure: “Flick and Gundogan met together to evaluate the team, then he decided that he wanted to leave. For us, it was a purely sporting decision, as Gundogan’s role was not clear after signing Olmo, because they play in almost the same position.”

He continued: “We did not want to sell Christensen or Araujo. We are a club that buys and we do not sell the big players we have. Lewandowski I see him more excited than ever. He is in good physical condition and committed to the club and the team.” ".

Regarding the Super League: “The situation is as it is, and we are working to launch the project. The Super League made UEFA take action and an additional 500 million euros were distributed among the clubs.”

And about their relationship with Real Madrid: “Relationships with Real Madrid are bad. They interfered in the Negrera case and this is unacceptable.”

He stressed: “Real Madrid? I'm focusing on ourselves, we are good and we started well in La Liga. The players are regaining their level and we are sure that things will go well. We saw high-quality football during the 7-0 win over Real Valladolid."

He concluded: “Fleck understood that La Masia is our treasure, and that it is full of good players, and he was brave in involving them. This is good as a club, I'm glad he decided to rely on them. He is a coach who does not look for excuses. He understood that La Masia's talents were great."