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The president of Barcelona , Joan Laporta , ruled that the Barça club “ is still in the UCI, but is improving ” in a interview granted to the Esport 3 program ‘Onze’. “There are data and parameters that indicate this. I have more desire than ever for this to go well, I do not regret having presented myself to be president of Barça ”, considered in his first public statements after the close of the transfer market.
Regarding the march of Leo Messi, Laporta insisted that “what there was is what was explained, they are objective data that everyone can contrast”. And he added: “ We were pressured that either we signed the agreement with CVC, mortgaging Barça’s television rights for half a century, or we would not comply with the Financial Fair Play “.
Joan Laporta speaking to @ OnzeTv3 tonight, who have made this graphic on Barca’s post window finances following a hectic summer. Says wage bill (inc. Amortization payments) still around 80% of revenue pic.twitter.com/JYji842 gdz
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In addition, Laporta said that another trigger for the Argentine player’s departure was that at that time “the first conclusions of the ‘due diligence’ and they were very bad. ”
The Barça president also acknowledged that he has not returned “ to talk to Messi since his departure ”to Paris Saint-Germain and that for him“ it was a strange feeling to see him with another shirt and to think that perhaps this season “Barça will be able to” face “against him. And denied that there was any “departure from Jorge Messi,” the player’s father, during the negotiations.
Laporta was satisfied with the salary cut achieved this summer: “We have passed from 110% of the salary bill with respect to the club’s income at 80% (now located in the 412 millions of euros) “.
Laporta broke the silence to talk about the economic news of Barcelona and also took a few minutes to talk about Lionel Messi 👀🔴🔵
💬 “It was very sad to see him with another shirt. I have not spoken to him again”
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For this reason, he wanted to “thank Mateu Alemany (director of the football area), Rafael Yuste (sports vice president) and all the players who the wage bill has been lowered, especially to captains, and others who are considering doing so, such as Samuel Umtiti. ”
Asked if it would have been possible for Messi to stay if all these operations had been carried out Before his departure, the president of Barça ruled that in any case “his salary could not have been paid.”
But adm He said that this summer he tried to sign Neymar, as RAC 1 advanced this Monday. “We knew that he was going crazy to return to Barça and at that moment we thought that Javier Tebas’ interpretation of the financial Fair Play was different from the one that finally has been “, he argued.
About Ronald Koeman, whose continuity was questioned at the end of last year, Laporta assured that has “all” his “support” and “respect” , and explained that he talks “with him regularly” as he has done “with the rest of the coaches” he has had.
“Johan Cruyff’s model is non-negotiable and Koeman knows it, in his office he has a photo of Cruyff, his ‘cruyffismo’ is undeniable “, Laporta sentenced before doubts about whether he is a coach to his liking.
The last signing of Barça, Luuk de Jong, a forward with a great aerial game, was precisely a p Koeman’s etition. During the interview, Laporta defended this incorporation: “In Johan Cruyff’s ‘Dream Team’ there was Julio Salinas, a player like Luuk de Jong. Today I was talking about it with Jordi Cruyff, that his father also did things that were a bit out of style. ”
First day at the 🆕 office! @ LuukdeJong9 pic.twitter.com/OXZ9v6pHjz
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Who left on the last market day was Antoine Griezmann bound for Atlético de Madrid. For Laporta the French striker “ does not fit into the game system ” of the Barça. “We all expected more from Griezmann, but he has given everything and I have never seen an attitude that could be criticized,” he added.
📝 DEAL DONE: Atletico Madrid have signed Antoine Griezmann from Barcelona on an initial loan for € 10 m, with an option to buy for € 40 m next summer. (Source: @ Atleti ) pic.twitter.com/9aWx2x5O84
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Laporta was also forceful about the future of the Superliga: “She is alive, in the courts we have won everything. UEFA cannot take any decision that harms us. There are clubs that ask us to move forward because it is in our best interest. The English clubs are the ones that promoted it, but they have a very strong pressure ”.
And on the issues that are being brought to light by the ‘due diligence’ that will be presented in detail at the Assembly of Committees in October , Laporta announced that they are finding “alleged corruption and alleged criminal actions” in the management of the board of Josep Maria Bartomeu. “We are analyzing whether to debug responsibilities” , he added.
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