Laporta: "The technical secretary is doing a good job"

 
FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta stated that the club's technical secretary was doing a good job as he spoke to the media during the presentation of Martín Cáceres on Friday.
The Blaugrana chief stated that he feels "the team is reinforced in a stable and coherent way" and that he is convinced that "the new signings will bear fruit". He then added: "I am sure that the Barcelonismo will recover the excitement."

New arrivals

Reflecting on the cost of the new arrivals, Laporta said that they were "inside the parametres of the market" and denied that the club had paid over-the-odds for players. "The investment on any player always depends on performance," he explained. "I think that balance is positive. That is an objective fact."

Keita and Euro players back a week later

Pep Guardiola was also present for Cáceres' introdctuion and he said that the Uruguayan will join the first team for pre-season training on July 14 with the rest of his new colleagues. In the case of Seydou Keita and the club's participants in Euro 2008, they will join up with the squad a week later.

Praise for Spain trio

The new Barça coach also took advantage of his time in front of the press to praise Xavi, Andrés Iniesta and Carles Puyol for their success with the Spain team. "They deserve a lot of merit for what they have done," he said. "They have broken the famous quarter final jinx and have relieved a lot of the pressure. I am delighted that we have three players of that level."