Liga: “More than one rooster in the same henhouse, it can’t work”, Joan Laporta tackles the integration of Kylian Mbappé at Real Madrid

Clasico rhymes with rivalry. On but also (and above all) off the field. In a long interview with L'Équipe, the president of FC Barcelona, ​​Joan Laporta, highlighted the management of Real Madrid's recruitment in recent years. “I think they took the wrong path and they are paying the price. They took out the checkbook to pay a lot of very expensive players who do not give the expected results,” he declared.

The Catalan was also asked about the transfer of former PSG striker Kylian Mbappé to Real in the summer of 2024, which he warned at the time would not work in the Merengue dressing room. “More than one rooster in the same henhouse cannot work, ever. The priority in football is the team and team spirit. If you don't have that, the project doesn't work. This is one of Barça's strengths: having great talents, players from La Masia, players who come from other footballing cultures, and being able to create a team with a synergy that works. Thanks to a masterful coach (Hansi Flick) and also a sports director (Deco) who works to improve this team. They preferred individualities, big recruitments. [...] It's been two years since they won anything. We are winning and we are candidates to win everything,” he confided.

Barcelona and Real face each other this Sunday at Camp Nou for the first Clasico of the season (9 p.m.). With six points ahead of the Madrilenians after nine days, Flick's men can (definitely) widen the gap in the event of victory.