The club’s raft of new signings were hastily registered just 24 hours before Saturday night’s opening La Liga fixture against Rayo Vallecano
oan Laporta has always followed Johan Cruyff. Growing up, he cut his hair like Cruyff; in his first spell as president at Barcelona the Dutchman whoAnd now, in Laporta’s second spell, he still is, even after his passing. “I always have Johan with me because of all he taught; deep down he’s still guiding us,” Laporta says.
One of Cruyff’s most famous maxims was “the money on the pitch, not in the bank”. As it turned out, that advice has not proven simple. Last Sunday 83,021 people packed the Camp Nou for the Gamper trophy, Barcelona’s traditional presentation game, and watched a hugely impressive demolition of Pumas, optimism flooding back. It was a first, exciting glimpse of a new era and new signings: Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Franck Kessié and Andreas Christensen and Jules Koundé.
register Lewandowski, Christensen, Raphinha, Kessié, Dembélé and Sergi Roberto but not yet Kounde, providing a portrait of the difficulties they face and the risk they take, how fine the margins are as Laporta tries to kick start what he refers to as a virtuous cycle, pulling Barcelona from thei virtuous cycle he inherited.Photograph: Alejandro García/EPA
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