Barcelona chief Laporta: Mbappé will distort Madrid squad

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has mentioned he’s not jealous of Kylian Mbappé‘s potential transfer to Real Madrid and urged the France worldwide’s arrival might “distort” the workforce’s dressing room.

Mbappé is predicted to affix Madrid when his contract at Paris Saint-Germain expires this summer season, with ESPN reporting final month the LaLiga giants are hopeful of finalising an settlement with the participant quickly.

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However, Laporta claimed there may be scope for the deal to go improper, highlighting the wage Mbappé will command and the actual fact he prefers to play from the left, like Vinícius Júnior.

“No, not at all,” Laporta advised Mundo Deportivo when requested if he was envious of Madrid’s Mbappé pursuit.

“But I don’t know if they will sign him or not. Let’s see. [If they do] they will have a problem there. They will have to transfer a player, right? Because two players aren’t going to play in the same position…

“And talking concerning the numbers concerned [in the deal], it may distort the dressing room for certain. It’s not a present.”

Laporta’s comments come after Madrid defender Dani Carvajal insisted Mbappé’s potential arrival will not lead to “jealousy” or other problems at the club.

The World Cup winner would join a forward line that already features Vinícius, Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo, Brahim Díaz and Joselu, which has fired Madrid to the top of LaLiga and into the Champions League quarterfinals.

While Mbappé would arrive as a free agent, he would still command a sizeable wage and a substantial signing on fee, although LaLiga president Javier Tebas said Madrid have the funds to pull off the signing.

“Madrid have sufficient monetary honest play room to signal Mbappé and different gamers,” Tebas said on Monday.

The situation could not be more different at Barça, who remain in excess of their LaLiga-imposed annual spending limit, with Tebas repeatedly saying they will have to transfer players out before registering any new signings this summer.

Despite their economic problems, Laporta remains optimistic they can challenge for LaLiga, where they are second behind Madrid, and the Champions League, with a quarterfinal to come against Mbappé’s PSG.

“We have an opportunity in each competitions,” Laporta said. “We are dreaming of attaining one thing that proper now shouldn’t be a fantasy, it’s a sensible chance.

“We are in the last eight in Europe and have a tough tie against PSG, but we have the second leg at home, which is good for us. The team are super motivated.

“LaLiga is there, too. We are eight factors again and Madrid aren’t slipping up, however we can’t throw within the towel.”