Joan Laporta press conference to explain Messi’s departure from Barcelona
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The president of the Barcelona Football Club, Joan Laporta, admitted this Friday that the renewal of Lionel Messi would have “put at risk” the future of the entity, reason why finally the Argentine star will not continue in the Barcelona team.
“Unfortunately we have received a nefarious inheritance, with a sports wage bill that represents 110 percent of the club’s total income. Make an investment of the volume that Messi’s contract supposed involved certain risks and we do not want to put the club at risk any more, “he acknowledged.
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