AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementLaporta's strong admirationThe main reason Barcelona are keeping this transfer option alive is the immense personal backing of club president Joan Laporta. As per the report, Laporta likes Kroupi just as much as, or potentially even more than, their other primary transfer target, Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez. Kroupi, therefore, was seen as an alternative, but Laporta seems to favour the 20-year-old French striker even more than the Argentine. In fact, reports in France even suggested that the Premier League club had knocked back two offers from the Blaugrana. For now, despite Kroupi's injury, Barcelona are not closing the doors on him even though it was previously claimed that his €100 million valuation was considered too high.