Gaspart reveals how the transfer of Figo was lived inside Barça

The rivalry between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid bases in the fight by the titles, but also affects to the market of signings. Along the history, the two big of the Spanish football have stepped , torpedeado and 'stolen' objective, and also have given a lot that speak the traspasos between both entities. One of them still is reason of discussion in the actuality, in which they have produced new disclosures in this regard.

Joan Gaspart has confessed in an interview for 'The Spanish', in which it has touched numerous numerous subjects and, as it was to expect, has spoken of football. The Catalan, that went president of the Barcelona group between 2000 and 2003, has not had objections in recognising his errors: "Those that describe me like the worst leader of always in this club have a lot of reason. I think that this sentence defines me, never would go back me to present to president of the Barça because it would not vote me neither I same".

In his reflection has explained that when more it enjoyed was being videpresidente first of Josep Lluís Núñez (between 1978 and 2000), what left him in the ideal position for the elections: "I Serve for what serve. During twenty-two years, enjoyed an atrocity at the side of the president Núñez. I was the attendant of the sportive area and fiché to the best of the world, Maradona, Romario, Schuster, Messi, Bakero, Beguiristain... Therefore I won the elections. The people saw me like a fan. I will be it until it die me. But the people made a mistake. It left me carry".

"After selling to Figo there was not time to prepare the staff, but I did me responsible"

The Barcelonan has signalled without hesitating to the problem that marked his mandate, and neither has cut to the hour to mention to the culprits. "The night that was chosen president, the best player of the Spanish football, Luís Figo, went me to the Real Madrid", has commented and with a mix of reality and irony has launched one of his first 'darts'. "It was a played dirty, nocturnal and alevosa of my good fellow Florentino Pérez".

"After the operation of Figo, all the world knew that had a lot money for fichar. The partners thought, 'This gentleman has experience and will know fichar'. But we were in August. Somebody mínimamente intelligent would have said, 'To these heights can not prepare the staff, can not me do manager'", has valued, before admitting that the failures in the planning and the bad fortune were those that finish him condemning.

"But I carried twenty-two years of vice-president... And I did me responsible. Fiché To Overmars, a big player to the that did not go out him the things. My balance, luck any and errors all. One hundred one thousand people took out the handkerchief and asked me that it went me home. I did them case", has sentenced. On 13 February 2003 it finish of rugged form his stage to the control of the Barça, that after other elections assumed Joan Laporta.

Gaspart Shoots against Luís Figo

The most critical version of Gaspart has arisen speaking of the own Figo, to the one who considers a "betrayer" that "played it to me": "The same night that was chosen president of the Barça calls me Figo and says me, 'Juan, have two notes. One that goes to Madrid and another to Barcelona'. I said him, 'I will go You to look for to the airport'. He added, 'My representative has signed a document with the Real Madrid. If no ficho, has to pay quinientos million pesetas. I do not go to leave him thrown, but if you guarantee me that the Barça pays this quantity, remain me'. The played of Florentino was sensacional".