Barcelona President Laporta Downplays Mbappe to Real Madrid
While acknowledging the negative impact for Barcelona fans, president Joan Laporta downplayed Kylian Mbappe’s move to Real Madrid as a free agent.
Laporta emphasized Barcelona’s focus on developing young talent through their La Masia academy system. “We respect our rivals,” he said to Mundo Deportivo, “but I believe in our philosophy.”
This reinforces Barcelona’s stance of prioritizing their established development strategy over big-money signings, despite the potential threat Mbappe poses at Real Madrid.