Among the many topics mentioned by the president of Barça, Joan Laportain the interview granted to Barça TV this Friday, he also did this about the criticisms they have received in recent days, especially two of the captains, Gerard Pique and Sergio Busquetsafter his poor performance with decisive errors in Wednesday’s match at Camp Nou against Inter left the team Xavi on the brink of elimination in the Champions League.
This is not the first time that both of them have been selected after a devotion to Europe, as it happened several times with the other two captains, Jordi Albawho didn’t even play against Inter, or Sergio Robert, which on Wednesday had a proper performance. Laporta wants to come out in his defense, the captains have been assured “They deserve all the respect and admiration for what they represent in Barça”.
The Barça president also wanted to add that “I have a good relationship with them and we talk a lot. We have the confidence to talk about everything”. Words that, in a certain sense, are related to what he explained last Sunday during the Assembly, where without mentioning them, he sent a dart to Piqué and Busquets for their unwillingness to fix their salary: “They wanted to lower the salaries of some players, but it didn’t come out. Not only did it come out, but in order to comply with financial ‘fair play’, the directors were guaranteed 10 million of our personal property. If there had been cuts of some players, that guarantee should not have been made, which We accept with sportsmanship.”
The players who have met with the club to try to restructure their salary are Pique Y Busquets, where there were several meetings with the players and their agents. With the central defender, an agreement granted by the club cannot be closed in writing, and the midfielder does not want to extend his contract beyond 2023, which could constitute ‘fair play’, but his agent does not believe it will survive the tax rate.
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Source: La Verdad
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