The arrival of Joan Laporta to the presidency of the FC Barcelona for a new mandate had the support of José Elías managerial of Audax Renewable, that contributed 17 million euros, of a total of 124,6 millions, for the presentation of the guarantee in front of LaLiga by part of the today maximum jerarca Barcelona, what to his time allowed to Eduard Romeu turn into economic vice-president, charge that also has in the energetic company.
In an interview for EFE, has left clear how has been his bond with the current president of the Barça, explaining from when know : "On 13 January 2019, shortly after that Audax invoiceed more than 1.000 million euros and Eduard Romeu asked me what had to the his. Then I said him that it went to speak with which know how works and Eduard presented me to Laporta".
It indicated that of the precandidatos to the presidency of the Catalan club, only could seat to converse with Laporta, all time that the meetings with the rest could not concretise: "we Try to know to Víctor Font and was not possible, speak with Jordi Farré and was about to to seat me with Toni Freixa, but by diary do not coincide. To Laporta were to know it to his dispatch".
His meetings with Laporta limit to the essential subjects
Interrogated on his political positions, warned that it does not identify with the independentism, and that the subject has not gone out to float in his conversations with Laporta, but only they have limited to subjects strictly institutional: "Never I have spoken with him neither of politics neither of independentism, and this that have spoken some 15 times".
When treating of a commercial mark, Elías has explained that the last that wish is that his image see marked by some scandal, something that has remained clear in the conversations with the managerial train of the club: "The only discussion that have had is that we do not want to líos, the ones of Audax do not want to go out dotted. The world of the football is very complex and it is necessary to fill a lot of pages of newspaper each day".
In his opinion, the FC Barcelona supposes an important impulse for the corporations that wish to invest in him: "The Barça is a world-wide shop window that allows you be in the focus and this means many times do businesses, something that to me does not concern me. I follow desayunando by 2 euros and half in the bar of here below, and have money to live 50 lives with the rhythm of life that carry. Besides, already I have bought me the Lamborghini and the helicopter, with which do not have any interest in storing more money".
Of equal way, sustains not being sure to having contributed with a greater contribution for guarantee, as it arrived to especularse in a moment: "I do not know if it had put 70 millions, sincerely. Although the moment of pressure was very high. In the morning they were missing us 20 millions, I was concerned. I left me to concern when it called me a person of the Banc Sabadell to inform me that they were calling to the people to go to would notice it. To see who was the brave that once in would notice it, with the journalists down, decided not signing. Here I began me to relax".
It does not wish to form part of the directive of the Barça
In spite of the bond that the company is supported by the Barcelona entity, has descartado the possibility to occupy some charge in her: "I do not have any interest in being vice-president. I carry four or five days thinking in what go to do in the club. Laporta Asked me what wanted to be, and the truth is that I do not know it. Director can not be, and besides I have little free time and want to devote it to my family, to my friends and to fly".
In such sense, ensures that his works will be others, more chords with his interests: "I Participate in the Commission of the Espai Barça because I am a passionate of the construction and if it does not carry me long will devote me to this. And perhaps it would like me link me with the area of sustainability and environment".
It does not think to change the name of the Camp Nou
In front of the possibility to buy the rights of the name of the stadium, has denied that from Audax Renewable have this intention: "it would be an honour for me, but I do not have so much money as to pay this. I do not have 350 millions to put him the name to the Camp Nou"
Even it estimates, that any company, at least to national level, would be had to do it: "In fact, I doubt that any Spanish company go him to put the name to the stadium, is a lot of money. To me, for example, they proposed me put him the name to the pavilion of the Joventut in return of 600.000 euros to the year and said that no, that was a madness. My functions of finance of the Barça have finish here".
Likewise, it has explained the key to buoy in time of financial difficulties: "Although we are a panda of mediocre in a room, together are a big team and this is what has caused that in full crisis have done what have done. We have known to apply common sense to the businesses".
Dardo to Turned and praises for Romeu
On Jaume Turned, the one who in principle had to be the economic vice-president of the club, referred like one of these"intermediate pieces, is that they are the summum of the aggressiveness because they are all day pending that somebody cut them the head, with which they play a lot to the strategy, to defend . It turned what wanted to was to put his vice-presidents, have controlled at all times the situation".
On the other hand, only it had positive words for Eduard Romeu: "Eduard is diácono, the previous step to priest, is súper special, súper good person and súper humble. I am more selfish that he. Eduard can explain you histories of when it went to do missions in Africa that flipas. Since we appeared in the scene of the Barça have looked for us dirty cloths, but I do not have any carpet that raise neither owe him at all to anybody because anybody has helped me".