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Joan Laporta, president of the FC Barcelona

LAPORTA WAS NOT SHUT UP

Laporta analyzed the economic crisis of Barça and put UEFA in its place

Published:28/05/2021 - 14:51h

Updated:28/05/2021 - 14:51h

Joan Laporta also spoke about the European Super League in his press appearance. The president was firm in the face of harassment from UEFA and insisted on his idea. In addition, he spoke about the economic crisis of Barça and analyzed the situation

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In addition to on Ronald Koeman or Leo Messi, Joan Laporta also spoke in the press conference that gave on the Superliga European and the economic crisis that crosses the FC Barcelona. The president left clear that the audit that is doing in the club continues on its course, but that the situation is limit in many respects. In fact, it loaded against the previous Managerial Board for having carried to the Barça to this disaster.

"We value to ask responsibilities yes. News like these are surprising and worrisome. That it finish the audit because we will ask purification of responsibilities. They have carried us to a delicate economic situation, are important losses and a very big debt. Fortunately the Barça has some active very powerful. Have a lot of proposals in a lot of senses of restructuring of the debt, sponsorships... I see that there is interest in the Barça. Have to do it with a lot of trial. We work to situate to the club to the road of the success again", indicated.

The Barcelona mandator gave more details on how is working his Board to solve the problemón that has the club. "We are revirtiendo the economic situation. We have it to a 110 percent of the planned income. This will have to adjust and are working. Also we have the 'fair play financial', that now do not fulfil it. We have to reduce costs and expand income. Have important offers for the T-shirt, although with Rakuten want to renew. And the title rights of the stadium and other categories allows us be optimistic", said, tried throw of optimism.

Besides, in this sense recognised that right now it is impossible do big operations in the market by this reason. The aim is to survive with barters and signings to cost zero until the things can be better. "We are struggling for revertir the financial situation and are safe that we will achieve it. When? We are optimistic that in a a year and half, maximum two seasons our club will be saneado financially. In the market all the teams are struggling to change players and am optimistic. Will have a competitive team for the next season", commented.

Laporta Loaded against the UEFA and the clubs been

On the other hand, the president went back to insist in a speech pro-Superliga European. "When we arrive it was very advanced. There were 11 clubs and the Barça was important. Never we will turn away to movements where are the big of the football. With an important reservation because we finish to arrive, analyse a week and gave the himself, but with the reservation that it had to go through Assembly. This movement has gone advancing, but the position is very clear: Defend the interests of the Barça and that the football was sustainable. The football has several problematic unsolved that does that the clubs suffer", declared.

To the thread all this, left clear that do not fear the threats and pressures of the UEFA and of his president, Alekander Ceferin, since the justice is of part of the Superliga. "To Ceferin said him that we do not go to ask pardon for thinking neither go to pay a sanction that does not have justification. We go in this line, to defend the interests of the FC Barcelona. It is a recurrent subject. If they sanction us, we will go to the TAS and are safe that we will win. We do not go us to remain of arms crossed. There was a pressure of governments, countries and the own UEFA and the format of this competition does not exist", admitted.

Laporta Also shot against clubs like Paris Saint-Germain and the Manchester City, although it did not mention to any of them. "To some, that are clubs been, interests them that all follow the same so that they can ask money if they want to determinate players. Other clubs can not it do. I do not say that the big clubs have not had fault. Because it has managed with deliriums of greatness. But it has to have criteria to manage well this industry", explained.

Finally, it criticised the new ideas of FIFA and UEFA to improve the football and insisted in that it is regrettable that some clubs have to 'pay the duck' by fault of these decisions. "It is necessary to look who engrandece and who enriches . All the clubs have losses, until the clubs been but these have better solution. There is the one who enriches with the football and those who pay the party are we. And it does not correct doing more competitions having more to deliver. This does to achieve votes. I am not against, because I am democrat but can not be that the clubs have losses and have a bad time", finalised.