La Liga: I fear for his health – Barcelona President, Laporta on Deco

Barcelona President, Joan Laporta, has said he feared for the club’s Sporting Director Deco during the summer transfer window because it was stressful for the Portuguese.

Laporta spoke while giving his full backing to Deco, less than 48 hours after the Blaugrana released a statement denying that there were doubts over his continuity at the Catalan club.

It has been reported that Deco was reconsidering his position at Barca because of the lack of resources available to him in the summer transfer window.

Speaking during a lengthy press conference to assess the state of the club’s finances and their actions in the summer transfer market, Laporta also said he was satisfied with Deco’s work at the La Liga giants.

“We are very satisfied with Deco’s work. Thanks to him we have Flick,” Laporta said.

“I have feared for his health because everything was very stressful. These summers are superlatively stressful, but I have not feared for his continuity in the club.

“We have sufficient confidence and he is very comfortable. We can see the work and we can be satisfied.”