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18.05.2010 13:33

Laporta confirms Villa talks

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The Barca President, Joan Laporta confirmed the club’s interest in signing the Valencia striker David Villa today, revealing: “we are in negotiations and things are going well. We are confident that this will be sorted soon”.

With the league title confirmed on Sunday, Barca have turned their focus to summer signings for next season. After extending Gabi Milito’s contract for another year, President Laporta today confirmed that the club were in negotiations to sign the Valencia striker David Villa.

David Villa

Villa is 28 and scored 21 goals with Valencia in the league this season, confirming his position as Spain’s leading striker. Laporta told reporters: “we’ve started talks with Valencia, things are going well and we hope to reach an agreement as soon as possible. There’s no date been fixed yet, but we’ll sign him when it’s best for our club”.

Cesc Fàbregas

The Arsenal captain made it clear last week that if he leaves the London club, it’ll be for Barca and Laporta commented: “it’s remarkable that a player should commit himself in this way. If the club technical staff believe we need to make the extra effort and sign him, we’ll speak to Arsenal”.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Asked about speculation surrounding the Swedish striker who’s scored 21 goals in his first season with the club, Laporta insisted:”he has a contract with us and we are satisfied with him”.

Thierry Henry

Joan Laporta also commented on the future of Thierry Henry, who is currently with the France squad preparing for the World Cup: “he is very popular in the MLS and there’s a lot of interest in him. We are working on this and will try and reach an agreement that suits both the club and the player”.