Before the end of 2021, Joan Laporta gave some statements in the media that generated some concern for the fans of the Catalans for the future.
The president of Barcelona foresees a year 2022 “very intense and full of emotions” in which, as he promised, all the levels of the club will work to “recover the economy” of the entity and get once again to be “a sports reference in the world “.
In a speech published by the club, the top president of Barcelona admitted that 2021 has been a year “of ups and downs”, although he stressed that it has meant the beginning of “a new stage that no longer prolongs the degradation of a glorious stage “.
“The year 2022 will be very intense and full of emotions. The board of directors that I have the honor of presiding, the executives and the employees will continue working to recover the club’s economy, also to ensure that Barça is once again a benchmark in sport. world and that our foundation continues to help the people who need it most. We will do this reaffirming our responsibility to restore joy to Barcelona fans, “he said.
In this sense, Laporta assured that Barcelona wants to “start a new stage” in the first football team: “We are building a first soccer team with young people who are excited, young people from La Masia and others who will come from abroad“Thus, priority will be given to the quarry and not so much to the signing of great figures.
The Barça president also trusts that the professional sections “will continue to be successful” and that the women’s soccer team, which won the league, the Queen’s Cup and the Champions League last year, “will keep winning titles.”
In his speech, Laporta also referred to the Espai Barça works, whose financing was approved on December 19 by the partners in a telematic referendum. “2022 will be the start of the construction of the new Camp Nou, Espai Barça, the most important institutional project in the club’s history and we have to be proud. We have to participate in building the future of Barcelona,” he added.
Finally, he wished “good health” for all and urged members to take care of themselves, protect themselves and get vaccinated “to defeat the pandemic.”
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