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Joan Laporta in the farewell of Leo Messi

'JAN' GET 'WET' AND TOLD THE WHOLE TRUTH

Laporta tells the details of Messi's goodbye and points out the culprits

Published:6/08/2021 - 12:59h

Updated:6/08/2021 - 12:59h

Joan Laporta spent more than an hour talking to journalists at a press conference and made it clear who the culprits are for Messi's goodbye. In addition, the president detailed the reasons for his departure and explained the process

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"The list of culprits... The base of everything is the management of the previous board, is a situation that does not resolve of today for morning. His management calamitosa exceeded the limit and have not had time of revertir this situation. We have taken a pair of months in doing the audit and go finding several things with the BarçaGate, the Espai Barça, the BLM. We will have to act in front of the bad management, costs us understand how took these decisions". Of this form, Joan Laporta left clear to who blames mainly of the exit of Leo Messi.

The president left very clear that work with the mass salarial that received is tremendously complicated and therefore they have not been able to 'fichar' to the Argentinian. "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. It is consequence of some immoderate investments that did . To have 25 million wage have to free 100. This are a lot of players", aimed.

"Everything is consequence of some immoderate investments that did "

Also it blamed to LaLiga of have not wanted to flexibilizar the subject of the limit salarial to be able to inscribe to Messi, although it left clear that the last word has been his and all what has done has done it for the sake of the club. "The people that were negotiating found a solution, there have been permanent contacts with LaLiga and thought that LaLiga would accept our proposal of agreement. To go in had to achieve more income, like the agreement with LaLiga and also free mass salarial. The ours and mine decision is that we can not put in more risk the institution", stood out.

In reference to LaLiga, the mandator culé cleared that the agreement offered by Javier Thebes after the agreement with CVC is hurtful for the interests of the Barça and therefore it has denied although it could help to inscribe to Leo. "There were some conversations between our executive heights and those that are carrying this operation that do not see clear. There are some risks that do not want to assume like president of the Barça. The operations that do with a horizon of half century do not have to do them. Besides, the amount that has put CVC is very inferior with which would have to value in 10% of LaLiga", reflexionó.

Laporta Detailed how has been the goodbye to Messi

On the other hand, it referred to how it has been the farewell with the Messi after deciding that it is not viable 'renew him'. "I explained it to him yesterday to Jorge Messi. Already we had spoken the day before yesterday. With Leo command us messages and the Thursday had foreseen to sign the agreement, but could not be. Already we have spoken with Leo, commented to do a conjoint press conference, but the situation is of disappointment. We have worked a lot to achieve it and have not been able to by causes that do not depend on we. What prevents that it formalise the agreement are causes that can not change them by fault of 'fair play'", insisted.

"It is better to take the decision to do without Read now, have advanced the goodbye two years"

To continue, explained how the club had to take the decision to do without Messi and the complicated that it was for all. "With a lot of sadness and disenchantment, had to take a decision. What does not cost in the life is to follow prolonging the agony. Had to take a decision. Of part of Leo neither had much more margin. We thought that before finish July would be fixed. I think that it is better to take this decision and have advanced the goodbye two years", aimed.

Finally, on the possible homage that will receive Leo by part of the club did not want to 'wet' and commanded the ball to the roof of the 'crack' of Rosario. "Andl homage to Leo Messi will be the one who he want. We Would be doing him a homage each day, by all what has given. We know the situation in which we are and this does it complicated. I look forward to to see the homage that deserves Messi in Can Barça", declared.