The president of the Spanish champions, Joan Laporta, stated that Thierry Henry would be a great purchase for "Barça", but rejected the possibility of trying to acquire him. J. Laporta also said that the Catalan club will not buy anything else this summer.
According to J. Laporta, the team's technical staff decided that with the arrival of Mark van Bommel and Santiago Ezquerro to "Barça", the Catalan superclub will be fully balanced. In addition, next season the team will be helped again by H. Larsson, T. Motta, Gabri, and Edmilson, who missed most of this season due to injuries.
Meanwhile, Mexican defender Rafael Marquez of "Barcelona" says he is calm about his place in the Catalan club, despite media reports claiming that he may have to leave the club because he is not a citizen of the European Union. Marquez himself has applied for Spanish citizenship.