Joan Laporta in a press conference

THE CLUB REJECTS THE 'FAKE NEWS'

Barça statement! The club denies Piqué's offer to Laporta

Published New:7/09/2022 - 16:15h

Updated New:7/09/2022 - 17:30h

Barça has ruled on the news of an alleged offer by Piqué to Laporta so that his firm, Kosmos, would acquire a quarter of Barça Studios. The Catalan entity has urged the media to verify their information before publishing it

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Days backwards, the newspaper 'Plough' had given to know that Gerard Piqué would have presented a proposal to the president of the FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, to be the benefactor of the fourth 'crowbar' economic of the club when trying do with 24,9% remaining of Barça Studios, fraction authorised by the partners in Assembly, that finally finished in property of Orpheus Half.

Through his official channels, the Barça has fixed his posture on the facts, desestimando that an ofrecimiento like this have taken place and regretting that this type of informations are spread without confirmation: "The FC Barcelona denies categorically that the president of the Club have received never any offer by part of the player of the first team of football Gerard Hammered neither of his company to purchase part of Barça Studios. The Club regrets deeply the diffusion of informations without contrasting and that affect to the image and honorabilidad of sportsmen of the FC Barcelona".

The "no" of Laporta, also denied

In addition to the newspaper in question, 'Catalonia Ràdio' had given to know that 'Jan' had denied to this proposal, basing in the ethical code of the club in front of the conflict that could ocasionar the fact that an active player of the team went the owner of an important part of his heritage and the special attributions that would have like creditor of the same.

In such sense, would have been this the reason by which the Barcelona finished decanting by the proposal of Orpheus Media, that finally finished doing with the remaining percentage of Barça Studios in return of 100 million euros. Later, the half radial gave to know that the second Barcelona captain would not have received willingly the refusal by part of the president.

Likewise, some means aimed to that it was not the first time that the defender did an ofrecimiento similar to the executive train culé, since previously it would have presented a similar proposal to the board that for then chaired Josep Maria Bartomeu, the one who to the equal that in the version attributed to his successor in the presidency, would have refused it by ethical reasons.