Laporta Wins in Court Again. the President’S Best Form in Years

Joan Laporta can add another victory to his list of summer successes. According to Mundo Deportivo, a court in Barcelona has dismissed the proceedings in the so-called Reus case. The complaint also named Rafa Yuste, Xavier Sala i Martín and Joan Oliver. It concerned suspected fraud involving investments linked to Reus Deportiu, but the judge found no evidence that a criminal offence had been committed.

This is already the second similar case to be closed in recent weeks. A court previously rejected allegations made by former tennis player Albert Ramos, who claimed that he had been misled when investing in the same project. Two cases, two dismissals. Barcelona have not managed this level of efficiency even when registering players.

Laporta can therefore return to his daily duties: selling transfer dreams, explaining the club’s finances and searching for another lever that supposedly will not have to be called a lever. The season has not even started on the pitch, but the president is already on a winning streak. The only shame is that, for now, all his victories have come in court.