Joan Laporta, candidate for the presidency of Barcelona, record of absurd price paid by Rafael Márquez
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has revealed the contract of Mexican ex-footballer Rafael Márquez, which was not one of the club’s objectives per its price conversion in a very attractive option.
In declarations made on the canal dé Youtube ‘Iniestazo’, Laporta, who is currently looking for his second mandate at the front of Barcelona, indicates that when he closed the ranks of the joint club in 2003 instituted analyzing fiche to Roberto Ayala for a proposal by Jorge Mendes all changed.
“The agent is Jorge Mendes and we will win the elections and we will have some money from a committee. what costs a penny “, explained the directive.
“And this agent (Jorge) comes and says congratulations to the president, there is a central office for the good Barça, Rafa Márquez and the answer that he knows, is very good. Jorge nos dice ‘¿Si lo traigo por cinco millones (euros) al Barça, me lo fichan?’ “I thought it would be very difficult for him to pay five million for it, but he gave it to me and if he cared for five million the ten that the president of Barcelona should only have a word and his word is”, he said.
Después de ese primer encuentro, Jorge Mendes regresses to Barcelona with the ‘Káiser’ and a map of Monaco disposes to sell to Marquez for five million euros. Four years ago, the Ligue 1 team paid for the Atlas 4.5 months before Laporta accepted the mediation proposal.
“Pasan dos semanas y me dice la secretaria de recepción que trae un chico y dice que tiene een reunion conusted, sin embargo, yo no había quedado con nadie pero me dijo que era alguien que venía de Mónaco y entonces empecé a ligar la historia Entró (Jorge) and says: “President, here is the Monaco card that was sold to Rafa Márquez for five million euros” and he is comparing the negotiations with the others and figures to Márquez “, he said.
Rafael Márquez is based in Barcelona and its surroundings in one of the most important players of the Catalan team during this period. The Mexican won the LaLiga title, the Champions League, Club World Cup, among other titles.
Speaking of his official Twitter account, Márquez bromeo over the small money that paid Barcelona for its services.
Fui una verdadera ganga o no presi ??@JoanLaportaFCB 😂😂😂😜😜😜 https://t.co/rK9coxZsrJ
– Rafa Marquez (@RafaMarquezMX) 11 January 2021