“This caused ridiculous inflation”

The former director of former Barcelona and presidency, Emili Rousaud, said that the former teammates of Lionel Messi's Barça team caused the club's financial collapse during the presidential term of Josep Maria Bartomeu. The Catalan executive made the vindication in its recent premiere authorized biography entitled “The faith of the Entrepeneur”.

During Bartomeu's tenure as President (between 2014 and 2020), Barça made a large number of tax decisions that left the club in disorder. The Catalan giants made various signings of money, including Philippe Coutinho (160 million euros), Ousmane Dembele (148 million euros) and Antoine Griezmann (120 million euros).

The Barça administration also signed exorbitant contracts with players, who drained the club's budget beyond its capacity. When Bartomeu left and took over Joan Laporta, a huge reconstruction process was required to clean the disorderly state of things.

In his biography, Rousaud stated that Messi's closest friends in Barcelona, including Jordi Alba, Gerard Pique And Sergio Busquets, also to blame for the club's financial immersion. He stated that the veteran stars demanded huge climbs despite knowing the unfortunate state of the club.

Rousaud explained (via Universal boat):

“ The Barça problem was to have the best player in the world and was the only one who won. But the environment of Leo's teammates pressed the president to also increase his salaries.This caused ridiculous inflation. Pique was a good defender, but he was not the best in the world, but he was the most paid. The club's salary structure was broken. ''

“In any company, there must be a balance. When the pandemic affected, the situation worsened because the income of the tickets disappeared. Players refused to lower their salary and, honestly, as a club member, I was ashamed. Not as a manager, but as a fan,” Rousaud added.

The greatest consequence of Barcelona's financial mismanagement was the departure of Messi, possibly the largest player in his history, in a free transfer to Paris Saint-Germain (Psg) In 2021. Later, the club generated revenue by selling star and rebuilt players through its academy, and now re -establishes its state of European giants under Hansi Flick.

Lamine Yamal was delivered to the iconic Lionel Messi shirt no. 10 in Barcelona – Reports

According to the reports of Jijantes FC (via Universal boat), Spanish giants Barcelona He plans to give Boy Wonder Lamine Yamal the iconic no. 10 Jersey, once brought the superstar striker Lionel Messi.

The Argentinian is widely regarded as the best player in Barça history. Giving the colors of Barça for 17 years, he has accumulated 672 goals and 303 assists in 778 appearances in the club in all competitions.

Due to its incredibly similar and unlimited potential style of play, Yamal has been invoiced as the natural successor Messi In Barcelona. Even before the 18th anniversary (July 13), he has already accumulated 25 goals and 34 assists in 106 appearances in the club.

According to Jijantes, the Catalan giants are planning to host a presentation ceremony on Wednesday (July 16) to announce the extension of the Yamal contract and to deliver-the jersey number 10. According to their new agreement, it will last until the end of the 2030-31 campaign, making it the face of the new age of the club under the German tactic Hansi Flick.