Overview
- Joan Laporta pledged institutional support for 18-year-old Lamine Yamal, noting the forward is managing pubalgia and progressing in his recovery.
- He rejected an ABC report that Hansi Flick plans to leave, saying the coach is very happy at Barcelona and motivated by the Camp Nou project.
- Barcelona sold out 20,000 tickets for Friday’s open training session, which Laporta described as an operations test before larger crowds return.
- The club is targeting its first official match at the Camp Nou at the end of November, with November 22 or 29 proposed if no setbacks arise.
- Laporta delivered the updates during an official reception at Bruges city hall hosted by Mayor Dirk de Fauw ahead of the Champions League fixture.