The president of FC Barcelona once again questions the continuity of Nike, the main sponsor of the Blaugrana club, and assures that he does not envy the possible signing of Kylian Mbappé for Real Madrid in an interview that will be published tomorrow by Mundo Deportivo and of which the newspaper sports car has made a breakthrough today.
Regarding the possibility of the French striker joining the eternal rival, Laporta first does not take it for granted ("I don't know if they will do it or not, we'll see") and then anticipates internal problems if it ends up happening, including in the equation to Vinícius although without mentioning him: "There they have a problem. They have to sell some player, right? Because they are not both going to play in the same place and they are also very marked players. And speaking of the figures that there will be "This distorts the wardrobe for sure. That's not a gift."
Regarding the possible replacement of Nike by another sports brand (the contract with the American company ends in 2028 but could be broken two years before), the president expands much more with very significant answers that go in the direction of a change of course: "The issue is in the air. There is Nike and there are Nike competitors who are also interested. It is the market and the market is telling us that Barça is worth more than what we have in the contract with Nike. And then there is the third way, which is to do it ourselves. And all three are open. It is a very important decision. We have been with Nike for twenty-seven years, we have had periodic meetings, they have made an effort that I have greatly appreciated but it is not enough and we are going to decide what "It better be for Barça, the best option, and at the moment I have to say that they are all on the table."
Regarding own production, he gave some details: "There is no problem because it is a business that we already know. We already know where all the t-shirts are manufactured and at the prices they go for and the margins there are. And the delivery times and the cost that they have and the financing that Working Capital represents that says about co-production of the t-shirts and in that sense we have everything very controlled.
That third way does not scare Laporta: "Sometimes what is easy is not the best. And now what we want is the best for Barça, as always. And the differences are many and we at a moment in our history in the that we are overcoming a very complicated situation, now that we are in the process of economic recovery, what we cannot do is go down, Barça must have the best contract on the market, but the best is the best contract on the market, as I did in my first stage. The contract we currently have is not the best on the market and Barça is the club that sells the most shirts in the world. It must have the best contract on the market and if not, then fortunately we have other options."
