Since it knew that Rakuten would be the new main sponsor of the FC Barcelona from the next season, like the gunpowder ran the information that Gerard Hammered had been fundamental in the negotiations. The central Catalan jointed to the club with the company and, after long negociacione, everything arrived to good port. This yes, from the Barcelona entity wanted to leave clear that the defender does not carry any type of commission thus, doing it all by love to the club. It treats like this the entity culé to anticipate to possible attacks from the Head office Lechera.
"I hammered it has earned 'zero', absolutely at all" by his mediation. "Neither it has asked it, neither it has insinuated it. It has done what would do any barcelonista, put to the service of the club an opportunity", affirmed the vice-president of the area of Marketing and Communication of the FC Barcelona, Manel Brook, in one of his interventions for "RAC1" and "Catalonia Ràdio".
"Gerard Hammered is prepared to do what want. Even, be president"
And it is that, in spite of what a lot of can believe, "Gerard Hammered did not begin his electoral campaign of president. I do not create it, sincerely". The same Brook said that "if Gerard proposes be president of the Barça a day, will be it; but it did not need this of Rakuten".
"Gerard Hammered put us in contact with Rakuten, the proprietary founder. It organised a dinner in 2015 and here began everything. Definitely, Gerard is prepared to do what want. Even, be president. When this in the field is the best head office, but when it is in the street also defends the values of the Barça", concretised on the defender.
The FC Barcelona will not do any turns by Japan
Likewise, the Barcelona vice-president confirmed what said the president Bartomeu, that the Barcelona club will contest a party in Japan but, cleared, there will be any turns by the Asian country. "Neither it is true that the Barça there is pactado one turns by Japan, but yes have the commitment in playing a party. For Rakuten is more interesting that move us and that carry the mark by the world so that they recognise them . In Japan already have a market", concluded in this regard.