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Joan Laporta goes  of the room of press

IS DOUBLE WHAT THEY THOUGHT

Barça, ruined: Losses amount to almost 500 million

Published:6/08/2021 - 16:12h

Updated:6/08/2021 - 16:12h

Joan Laporta revealed this Friday at the press conference on Leo Messi's departure how much the FC Barcelona debt amounts to. The culés have losses of more than 400 million euros between the season 19/20 and 20/21

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In the press conference to explain the course of Leo Messi, Joan Laporta took advantage of to speak of the losses that presents the FC Barcelona​ in these moments. When the new Managerial Board began the audit, expected that the quantity to have to would be of no more than 200 million euros. However, as the president recognised in front of the media, is of more than the double.

"The losses that had foreseen were of some 200, but will be of 487, that are many", ensured the maximum mandator barcelonista. Besides, it left clear that the course of Leo Messi will involve that it was necessary to work more to achieve sponsorships. "The impact of the exit of Leo in the sponsorships will be evident, will have to work more", continued 'Jan', that trusts his others stars to attract sponsors.

"There will be players that surely will come that they will generate illusion in the sponsors to follow tied to the Barça", indicated, leaving fall that it could have new signings in what it subtracts of summer. Reinforce with some player of level could be key to compensate the loss of Messi so much in the sportive as in the economic. The entity needs ingresar money and for this will have to achieve 'cracks' that attract sponsors.

By all this, the Barcelona has not been able to retain to Leo, since it broke the norms of LaLiga regarding the limit salarial. To be able to 'fichar' to the attacker, according to the mandator the mass salarial had surpassed by a lot of the allowed. "Explaining what was foreseen with Leo, were in 110% of the mass salarial with regard to the income of the club. This volume of mass salarial has us very tied. To have 25 million wage have to free 100", stood out.

The Barça will have to work a lot to go out of the ruin

By this reason, finally the Barça decided not betting by Messi, that has remained free and that will play in another team the season that comes. While, in the Camp Nou will follow working so that other important players of the changing room recess the wage, since the economic situation keeps on being limit. The blaugrana are ruined and will have to do the things very well to recover of this hard hit.