NEW CRITICISM TO THE LAPORTA MANAGEMENT
A former Barça player says it is "irreversible" for the club to become an S.A.
Published:11/09/2022 - 10:11h
Updated:11/09/2022 - 10:11h
Jaume Llopis, former member of Espai Barça and senator of FC Barcelona, believes that the transformation of the club into a public limited company is "irreversible". For the executive, the effect of the financial 'levers' has only made the institution more indebted
From it does several months, the fear to see to the FC Barcelona turned into an anonymous society has gone in increase. The growth of the debts of the club and the complex financial situation do that the premise earn strength in the corridors of the Spotify Camp Nou and his surroundings. One of the main defenders of this thesis is Jaume Llopis, ex member of the Espai Barça and senator of the club, the one who has criticised strongly the mandate of Joan Laporta.
For the executive, the 'crowbars' financial suggested by the mandator and approved by the Assembly of Compromisarios, in place to resolve the problems of the club, only have served for fichar players, but no to reduce the indebtedness of the institution. Although the Barça ingresó more than 800 million euros in the summer, Llopis thinks that the sale of active will have a very negative impact to average and long term.
"The Barça goes to an anonymous society, does not exist another solution. It is irreversible. Although Laporta has said that, while he was president, the Barça will not be a S.To.D., there is a question: From my point of view, think that the debt never will be able to go back to the life, neither that win 10 Champions followed", sentenced the ex member of the Espai Barça in an interview for the economic newspaper 'Via Company'.
In accordance with Llopis, "if the team goes well, will hold in the first years, but will arrive a moment in that the creditors will want that it give them back the capital and this will not be possible". Besides, the jecutivo commented that "the Barça is the homestead of Laporta", since to these heights not even knows which is the real debt obtained after the market of summer. To his time, the senator of the club considers that the directive will not be able to fulfil with the budget estimated to build the Espai Barça.
The inheritance of the management Bartomeu
For a lot of understood, the measures adopted by Laporta have been a necessary road to mitigate the crisis inherited of the management of Josep Bartomeu at the head of the club. If the Barça did not activate the 'crowbars' was impossible fichar and, therefore, build a new project around a plantel competitive. From here that the income of more than 800 million euros confirmed by the managerial have recovered, at least for the moment, the illusion in the fans and the technical body.
If the Barça trasnformara in a S.To.D. It will be able to implement strategies like the increase of capital and the suspension of payments. Nevertheless, when being a club of the partners (although the partners do not have any action that accredit it) has been necessary to activate the 'crowbars' to negotiate the debt of more than 2.000 million euros with bottoms investors. Mortgage the future and sell the heritage. Like this it has resolved the crisis, for now, Joan Laporta, after three years in which the alone club has multiplied his debts.