In an appearance on the Jijantes channel, Laporta admitted he was still upset by Fernandez's departure earlier this year. He said: "Dro's departure was a real betrayal. I feel bad because I felt betrayed by Ivan de la Pena (his agent).
"Hansi [Flick] was very disappointed because I gave him playing time. 'Lo Pelat' is a special person because of his past at Barca, but he showed us his hypocrisy. We made an exception, and he did something very bad. He lied to us. And fortunately, we have a good relationship with PSG, and he didn't use his release clause."