In the interview that saw in 'Barça TV', Josep Maria Bartomeu also referred to how is the economy of the FC Barcelona in these moments. The culés have seen gravely affected by the crisis of the coronavirus and will have important losses, something that will condition the sportive planning. The Catalans go to have to tighten the belt and as it confirms his president himself the aim of this summer will be to undo of several important agreements to be able to fichar.
The leader did not doubt in going in to value the accounts of the club and admitted that there is money for fichar, but that this cost will depend on if it goes down or no the mass salarial. The crisis has caused a lot of losses and if it does not save in wages there will be signings. "The money is. The Barça has money. The problem is the mass salarial. Have some limits salariales in function of the income. Therefore, it is necessary to reduce the mass salarial that has the club to be able to bring new footballers. The Covid has affected to the past season in 200 million euros. But in this season the effect will be worse. We will leave of ingresar 300. Had foreseen 1.120 and will be around the 800. There is money for fichar but do not have space of mass salarial", commented.
In this sense, the maximum mandator of the Barça descartó totally can aspire to the signing of Neymar Jr. "Go to by a player when the club in which it is does not want to it sell is impossible. The past summer try it. It is a player that with the situation of pandemia his club does not put up for sale it. It is normal. The big clubs want big players", recognised.
Also it spoke Bartomeu on the possible arrival of Lautaro Martínez to the Barcelona. The Catalan desveló negotiations, but cleared that it does weeks that stopped and that they could restart if the new technician gives his seen well. "Before reiniciar the League speak with the Inter but stop the negotiations does some weeks because they went back the competitions. Have the Europe League that they are playing it and will expect to the trainer that arrive and the technical office to see how schedule the future", affirmed.
The problem of the culés is that to be able to incorporate to the Argentinian will do lacking to reduce the mass salarial, as it has said the president. In relation to this, the leader has declared that the idea is not doing any another cut of wage to the players, but that everything will depend on how finish the market. "Regarding if there will be reduction salarial, is not the idea. We are speaking of adecuación to the descent of income of the club. It is a balance. Ask reduction of income do not ask it, neither will know the final staff that will have for the next season. Then we will know if it does lacking discount salarial", signalled.
Bartomeu sees to Ter Stegen a lot of years in the Barça
Finally, Bartomeu showed very optimistic with the renewal of Marc-André ter Stegen. The German, that has been operated of the knee this Tuesday and will be of drop until November, finishes agreement in 2022 and for now his enlargement is stopped. In spite of everything, the responsible maximum of the Barcelona sees it a lot of years in the Camp Nou. "I am optimistic. Today they have operated him and it is a professional. It is a big person. His renewal stopped because he said that it was not the moment by the pandemia, but Ter Stegen will follow a lot of years in the Barça", concluded.