Antoine Griezmann and Josep Maria Bartomeu in the presentation of the french with Barça

HE ALSO REFUSED TO LET MESSI LEAVE

Bartomeu makes clear that "there was no improvisation" in the signing of Griezmann

Published:15/10/2021 - 10:10h

Updated:15/10/2021 - 10:35h

Josep Maria Bartomeu, in addition to Barça's economy, also spoke about two interesting topics such as the signing of Griezmann and the departure of Leo Messi. The former president made it clear what happened to the French and rejected the Argentine's departure

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Josep Maria Bartomeu, in addition to with 'Sportive World', also spoke with the newspaper 'SPORT'. The ex president referred so much in a half as in another to how gestó and how paid the signing of Antoine Griezmann. The Catalan answered to Ferran Reverter, CEO of the Barça at present, that said that the previous Managerial Board "improvised signings". "Have the feeling that when fichaban players, did not know if they could fichar. It is the case of Griezmann, that in the night in which the fichan percatan that there is not money to pay", commented the general director of the FC Barcelona.

'Barto' Was very clear and ensured that in his stage always there was planning in the signings, especially in the case of Griezmann. "Planning always has existed, especially in the one of Griezmann, that is a signing that carried time working. If it paid this money is that it was, had to pay the clause, there was not an agreement to postpone the payment", aimed the ex leader of the Barcelona picture in 'MD'.

The ex president detailed as it was the purchase of the French forward and admitted that all did with normality and that the credit that asked was something natural in this type of signings. "Usually when index cards to a player do it to term, pays in some years. But the Athletic of Madrid did not want to negotiate and had to pay his clause of rescission. What did was to go to the financial market and look for an important part of this amount to be able to hire to Griezmann. I do not see any problem in this subject", said to 'SPORT'.

On the other hand, it wanted to leave clear that is not in favour that the Barça left to leave to Leo Messi this summer. "I like president did not want that Messi went and did all the possible, all the efforts, so that I Read no out of the club. It thought that it was well for the Barça and for him same that followed with us. This summer have left it leave and this himself that seems me a bad decision. Play without Leo Messi represents that it is necessary to change a lot of things", signalled.

Also it had words for Ronald Koeman, to the that defended by his work the past season. "Wine to the club in a moment very delicate, after a painful defeat and accepted the challenge to take to the club in this situation. In his first season did it very well, won the Glass of Rey and do not win the League and still do not know reason, but seemed me very odd after the big season that were doing. The Champions already was another subject", declared.

Bartomeu put a medal by the Superliga

Finally, it recognised that he is in favour of the Superliga European and that it was one of his impulsores. "I was one of the people that in 2016 began to work for the Superliga. It is not a work of the 2020. They were the Juventus, Bayern, the Madrid later, and this project presented in the UEFA to the president Ceferin and went then when the UEFA and the ECA decided to explode jointly the rights of the Champions and the Europe League, what allowed that the clubs practically bent his income", finalised.

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