1.35 billion debts: Barcas financial needs is growing

President Joan Laporta has illustrated the financial implication of the Spanish football traditional club FC Barcelona on the basis of frightening numbers. The debts amounted to 1.35 billion euros from June 30, LaPorta said on Monday at a balance sheet press conference and criticized the work of his predecessor Josep Bartomeeu: Bartomeu has stuffed short-term holes by pledging the club long-term has. That has left us a dramatic heritage.

Laporta, who had been elected Barca President for the second time in March, gave extensive insights into the red figures of the Catalans on Monday. We have lost losses of 468 million, the league has already been reported. The effects of COVID-19 amount to 91 million, said the 59-year-old: Wage costs amount to 617 million, which corresponds to 103 percent of revenue

Only recently, the Spanish league had prohibited the contract renewal of Barca with Lionel Messi, although the superstar had even renounced half of his salary.

Barca stars do without parts of their salaries

The leaders Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Sergi Roberto also seem to have a salary. This confirmed Pique after 4: 2 (2: 0) success on Sunday against Real Sociedad from San Sebastian.

Ex-President Bartomeu, who announced his resignation in October 2020, had sent an open letter to his successor on Friday and there for detailed ten allegations against Laporta and the board were charged.

The letter from Bartomeu contains eight lies, said Laporta: I do not want this desperate attempt to justify a not to justify administration to escape its responsibility.

Laporta: Bartomeu main debtor in economic crisis

It was tasteless to exploit the moment of the turmoil, LaPorta said, giving Bartomeeu the main debt on the economic crisis: The alleged salary reduction of 68 million did not exist. It was transferred to the payments at the end of the contracts.

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Barca now intends to carry out wage cuts in the amount of 200 million, without club legend Messi on the salary list the demand has become smaller. The labor costs will amount to around 65 to 70 percent of total expenditure in the future, Currently we are over 90 percent.