In a candid dialogue about Barcelona’s present state, President Joan Laporta Monday make clear the membership’s monetary challenges, the excellent funds owed to Lionel Messi and the potential contract renewal of Xavi Hernandez.
Laporta revealed that there are nonetheless monetary obligations to Messi, extending into the subsequent few years.
“What is owed to him is the deferral of wages that was agreed with the previous board and that produces outstanding payments that end in 2025,” Laporta shared with La Vanguardia, offering perception into the continued monetary preparations.
The president additionally addressed Messi’s determination to reject Barcelona’s advances and be a part of Inter Miami as a substitute.
“We had an agreement with La Liga that we would dedicate part of the resources we have to Messi. It was included in the viability plan. We communicated it to Jorge Messi, who told me that Messi had had a very difficult year in Paris and that he wanted less pressure. With our option, he would have continued to be under pressure, and I understood his decision (to go to Inter Miami). Good luck to him, and we’ve started to prepare a major tribute for him. Within the framework of the club’s 125th anniversary, and when we return to Camp Nou, it would be perfect timing for it,” Laporta defined.
Shifting the main target to Xavi Hernandez, Laporta expressed optimism concerning the contract renewal of the Barcelona legend.
While acknowledging the membership’s monetary limitations, Laporta stated: “(Xavi) understands the club’s situation. He would like to strengthen the midfield, but he knows some options are unfeasible, and it would be wrong (if we signed them). He wants to continue, and there will be no problem.”
Addressing the rumors surrounding Ansu Fati’s potential departure from Barcelona, Laporta confidently asserted that the proficient La Masia product is prone to stay on the membership.
“Let him continue,” Laporta emphasised. “He has to earn Xavi’s trust, and when he takes to the pitch, he has to make a difference because he has the talent to do it. There are offers for Andreas Christensen, Pedri, Gavi, Ronald Araujo, Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, Ansu Fati, Raphinha, Alejandro Balde. But we are not a selling club.”
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