'Barcelona Are Robbing Leganes of Braithwaite' - Andres Cordero
Andres Cordero rails against La Liga's decision to grant Barcelona permission to exercise Martin Braithwaite's buyout clause amid Leganes' relegation fight.
Martin Braithwaite joining Barcelona would be unfair to Leganes, according to Andres Cordero.
Leganes' majority shareholder, Felipe Moreno, confirmed that Barca have contacted the relegation-threatened club about signing the Danish striker following reports that La Liga had granted the Catalans special dispensation to sign a new player despite the transfer window being closed.
Barcelona are believed to be prepared to match the $19.4 million buyout clause in the Danish striker's contract to bolster their squad following season-ending injuries to Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele.
With six La Liga goals to his name, Braithwaite is Los Pepineros' main attacking threat, and the team's dependency on the 31-year-old was further compounded by the departure of Youssef En-Nesyri to Sevilla during the January transfer window.
Leganes sit 19th in the table on 19 points, while Barcelona sit second on 52 points.