HE ALSO SPOKE ABOUT ESPAI BARÇA
Laporta 'sticks out his chest' for Barça's economic situation and surrenders to Xavi
The president of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, has appeared before the press to talk about the team's performance in the first round and the financial balance of the club
Joan Laporta, president of the FC Barcelona, has appeared in front of the media in a press conference to speak of the actuality of the institution. The Catalan did a balance of the first turn of the season and of the state of the staff under the orders of Xavi Hernández, the one who keeps to the instrument leader of LaLiga and alive in all the national and international competitions.
It gave start to the appearance mentioning the general balance of the club. "We are in the equator of the season and inside few days will do two years that the partners did us confidence to direct the entity. We have taken some brave decisions that are carrying to the club by the good way. In the sportive plane, already have the Supercopa. We win it with a recital of football. We are competing for winning the Glass and the Europe League. Our intention is to win these competitions, but the aim prioritario is LaLiga. We go first with 53 points and have a very solid defence. We feel us candidates to win LaLiga, but have to follow working.", it affirmed.
Also it took advantage of to comment about the management of Xavi. "I want to appreciate the commitment of Xavi in this project. It is a trainer of club and knows the house, our model of game, and has big knowledges. Always it looks for solutions. The Board has him a very big gratitude because Xavi has been appreciated. Xavi never has asked that we pull more the arm that the sleeve. We are very satisfied with the work that is doing in the first team and he is one of the artífices", aimed the leader.
On the other hand, it did emphasis in the project of the Espai Barça of face to the future. "When we arrive the Espai Barça was not done and spent money. We assume it like electoral commitment. We are estimating the structure of finance, that will close in March. The works arrive with ten years of delay, but the Barça will have one of the best stadiums of the world and will give us a lot of more income. It is important for the immediate present and for the future. Today I will not speak of Montjuïc, already will do a specific press conference. It would like me centre me in the current situation. I want to put light to the process of bidding, that has been exemplary. They have recorded all the meetings to verify that the information has been the same for all. 'Goldman Sachs' and 'JP Morgan' have been notified of the process and have approved the economic states of the companies licitadoras. The finance that obtain of the Espai Barça is in American base and 'Limak' has accepted all the conditions. They have accepted the contractual, that are more demanding that the ones of the market. The guarantees that have done are very strong. It is necessary to finish the first works in September of 2024 and finish them completely in 2026", sentenced Laporta.
The economy and the Fair Play
Near to finalise, cleared the current economic situation of the Barcelona. "We can say that we have saved to the Barça of the economic ruin. We have given profits after four years and have a qualification of 'BBB' of the debt. The health of the club goes improving. We have done a very important work in the commercial area and are achieving the record of sponsorships. In the ticketing also have record. It has produced an increase in the visits of the Museu and in the sale of T-shirts. All this are indicators that the economy recovers . In networks are numbers one in interactions and followers", ensured.
On the same line, it spoke of the Fair Play financial and the registration of players. "Somebody can ask if we already have achieved the balance reason costs us so much inscribe players. All know that LaLiga fixed some limits in function of his accounts. In the FC Barcelona inherit a limit salarial exceeded. There was an excess of 300-350 millions that hampered us the sportive management. Never I will leave to praise the work of Mateu Alemany and the direction of football. In summer will reduce 170 million mass salarial. As we continue with the limit exceeded causes that LaLiga apply some norms more restrictivas. We have achieved to inscribe to players with a titanic effort, but LaLiga has changed us the norm not to can do this type of operations. It is a throw and slackens constant that complicates the sportive planning. In other countries, the Fair Play is more flexible, but will follow working and will try to convince to LaLiga so that flexibilice the norms", concluded the mandator.
