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Koeman says Laporta is the reason why Barcelona didn’t sign Wijnaldum

Ronald Koeman has been talking about his time at Barcelona and how he wanted to sign Georginio Wijnaldum only to see the club block the signing.

Wijnaldum was heavily linked with a move to the Camp Nou but ended up signing for Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer instead.

Koeman reckons Wijnaldum would have signed but president Joan Laporta made sure it didn’t happen.

“I tried to sign Wijnaldum, but I failed because the president wanted to annoy me by bringing in a player,” he said.

“That delayed the operation, and that’s why he opted for PSG.