It must be interesting to live in a world of imagination, detached from any signs of dreadful reality. We are not sure if it’s beneficial or healthy for those who consume it, but there are more than a few examples of such behaviour, even among those famous people in the world of sports.Just check out Barcelona’s president Joan Laporta. The agony continues: Barca’s flop Dembele returns from injury only to be sidelined again after 25 minutes of footballAmid the severe financial crisis that almost torn apart the Catalan giants, Laporta is reacting as if things are much better than they are. Moreover, some of his thoughts regarding the current modest Blaugrana squad are highly questionable, to put it politely.Facing the headache caused by Ousman Dembele – an overpaid underachiever who has spent most of his time at Camp Nou injured – Laporta decided to neglect the facts. Rules are rules! Ousmane Dembele is hit with a KSh12,796 fine for being three minutes lateInstead, he went to the public to praise a French flop, one of the biggest in the history of Barcelona. But, obviously, Laporta and the boardroom have as many as 173,000,000 reasons to belaud Dembele, whose contract is about to expire. GRANADA – ALAVES”We have a very good relationship with Dembele, and he wants to stay in Barcelona. And we want him to stay because he is a great player. For me, he is better than Kylian Mbbape,” said Laporta, adding that details need to be clarified with the young player’s agents in order to extend the contract.Mbappe and Dembele during the France practice (©John Berry/Getty Images)And he was not joking, nor drunk, nor he was misinterpreted. Ok…
