The president of Barcelona, Joan Laportaassured this Tuesday in an interview with EFE at Bogota that, despite the fact that the club is “healthy”, they cannot sign in the winter market due to the “financial ‘fair play’ rules of the Spanish league”.
“We had to make some levers, which are economic operations that saved the club from destruction, and now the club is in economic recovery, it is now healthy with a projected income of 1,225 million euros, an income that also budgeted for 274 million, but despite that, according to the rules of ‘fair play’ in the finances of the Spanish league, we cannot sign,” he said. report.
The manager, who was in Colombia promoting an initiative of Barça Foundation and Acnur for refugees at the border of Venezueladescribed what is happening at the Catalan club with respect to financial “fair play” as “nonsense”.
“We and some LaLiga clubs are also trying to convince LaLiga to be more flexible and allow us other types of interpretations that could strengthen Barcelona even more,” he said.
report He also blamed the hurdle of signing the “legacy” the club carried before resuming the position of president for a second term on March 17, 2021 and pointed out that the Barcelona he had to “somehow generate more revenue and also reduce costs to have a salary margin.”
Also, he said the issue of financial ‘fair play’ “needs to be matched” in all European leagues “because there are inequalities in this regard.”
“It’s more flexible in the Premier than not in Spain and it doesn’t make much sense to me,” he said.
“The departure of Piqué, for sporting reasons”
The race in the middle Gerard Pique was closed on Tuesday of last week in Pamplona, expelled in lieu of the conscious he is new Osasunathree days after his emotional farewell at the Camp Nou with Barcelona.
report assured that “the departure is for sporting reasons”, because the coach of the first team, Xavi Hernandezwas “very clear and honest with him at the start of the season” and told him that he “had the intention of renewing the team”.
“And so, we made a great effort for this renewal from the board of directors. And well, Gerrard Realizing that he was a winner and wanted to be more involved, he made the decision personally, as it should be, and we respect and share it,” he added.
However, the president of the culé did not save praise for the 35-year-old ex-soccer player and said that he will “always be present in the collective memory” of the club and its fans.
“He has been one of the great center-backs in the history of Barça, he is an extraordinary person who has also achieved many successes in his sports career and a person who, personally, is lovely because he feels a lot about club and part of it. that of our history and our shield”, declared.
He added that “he also has a great journey as a Barcelona fan, as a culé and in this sense I understand that Gerrard will always help.”
“I am always grateful because he is someone who will always try to help Barça work better”, he appreciated.
Hoping “with winning some titles”
The Barcelona stop for Qatar World Cup as the leader of The league with 37 points, two more than the real Madridbut the big mole of his season was an early exit from the Champions League, where he fell in the group stage at the hands of Bayern Munich and of Inter Milan.
For this reason, the team Xavi must be faced Manchester Utd in the round of 32 of the Europa League.
“The removal of Champions It is a hard blow for us, but it is true that this year our priority goal is LaLiga. Obviously we want to continue in the Champions League,” he said. report.
However, he highlighted what the team did in the local tournament and hopes to “win the title.” He also insisted that the club still needs to play the Spanish Super Cup, which will be played in Saudi Arabia in January; the Copa del Rey and the Europa League.
The president of Barcelona also praised Xaviwhere he said he is building a team that performs the way the club’s fans want, in “the true style of playing football that boat“.
“Xavi What he does is amazing, he is very good, he is a coach who understands the club very well and knows what Barça plays and how Barça should play. Apart from that, he is an extraordinary person, we are very happy to have him as our coach and I am sure that the team will improve as the championship progresses”, he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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