There are days of victory that are easier than others. After the success (4-2) against Real Sociedad, for the first match without Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona woke up with the mine of bad days. The president of the Catalan club Joan Laporta presented himself at a press conference, for almost two hours, to unveil the catastrophic economic record of the Blaugranas. What largely understand why Barça could not extend his master to play Argentina.
“The reality is that as of July 31, the debt is 1.35 billion euros,” President Laporta immediately stated. An amount which has therefore increased by nearly 15% since last January, when the club was already in debt of 1.17 billion euros. “The direct impact linked to Covid-19 amounts to 91 million euros. We have losses of 468 million and we have already presented them in La Liga. The salaries of the players represent 103% of the total income of the club, that is to say 20 or 25% more than our competitors ”, deciphered Joan Laporta in a very scholarly manner.
Josep Bartomeu singled out
Astronomical figures at the height of the financial malaise of the Catalan club, and worrying for the future of the club. “This forced us to show our creditors that the club is viable, to show credibility,” tried to reassure Joan Laporta. A message to the Socios to save his presidency, and to designate the main person responsible, Josep Bartomeu.
The Barcelona leader did not hesitate to point the finger at his predecessor to justify the club’s debt. A technique well known to Blaugrana supporters since Josep Bartomeu has already published an open letter, criticizing the current management. “I read the letter on the plane and I said to myself that it could only be a lie” replied tac-au-tac Laporta.
The current president of FC Barcelona then fired red balls on Bartomeu: “We feel that he is trying to justify his unjustifiable management. I don’t know if he panicked because he sees that the results are so bad. He knows that the way he has acted is analyzed in the courts. He finds himself in a worrying situation. He wants to escape his responsibilities. »Sacred atmosphere in Barcelona.
