The Barcelona president blames him for delaying the decision by “comparing” the club’s offer with the one made to Kessie. The matter threatens to fester.
The situation
Although at Can Barcelona everyone is confident that the outcome will be different, especially due to the player’s desire to continue wearing Barça, the Gavi case has begun to dangerously resemble that of Ilaix Moriba, who was excluded from the preseason of the first team last year. When all the supposed inputs indicated that the Los Palacios midfielder’s contract extension was a matter of time, Joan Laporta blasted his representative, former Barcelona player Iván de la Peña, for “delaying” the renewal and comparing it with other offers, it is assumed that Kessié, a Milan midfielder who will arrive free in June. In an interview with L’Esportiu, Laporta ‘shoots’ against the representative. “He has had an offer for a long time and we still have no news that he has accepted it. This situation hurts us because we do not understand it. He is a 17-year-old boy, with a magnificent present and future at Barça; and we do not understand what he is up to playing his representative. Our proposal, within our salary levels, is more than acceptable. Now it turns out that his agent is comparing and delaying the decision. The feeling is that I don’t like this situation .”
Sport: De la Pena jumps with Laporta
Joan Laporta’s words about Gavi’s renewal have made his agent jump. Iván de la Peña contradicts the president, assuring that he has not yet received the renewal offer. A few hours before Laporta assured them that they had an offer on which table and they had not accepted. From the aforementioned Catalan media they have contacted the representative of the young footballer and he has denied this. “Gavi’s representative, surprised and angry with Laporta. Iván de la Peña contradicts the president, assuring that he has not yet received the renewal offer. The footballer’s entourage has been waiting for a proposal for two weeks, after the last meeting with the club” , can be read.