Enric Masipdeputy to the presidency of FC Barcelona, visited ‘El Cafelito’ in Josep Pedrerol and he shared what it’s like working with Joan Laporta at the Barça club. Defines Laporta as a person “who likes challenges”.
“The president is the first who likes challenges and who thrives. The more difficult something is, the more effort you put into it.. He is a winner and he really has the ability to convince himself and those around him. And he’s a leader, says Masip in the second part of “El Cafelito”.
About the departure of Xavi Hernándezit was clear to him that he should not continue: “My opinion was that Xavi should not continue…”.
Pedrerol also jokingly asked him if he was the president’s “nutritional advisor”: “If they put pasta, as I would tell my son, I tell him ‘don’t eat it’ or ‘eat less’ and I do it as a friend.”
A very “emotional” Laporta: “I saw him cry with emotion on several occasions. We had very difficult moments, you see it and you say I’m going. He’s a reference and he’s a guy who transmits a lot. “People love him.”
