A victory for Barcelona before the hotly disagreed presidential election

Toni Freixa is known as a realist. Remaining Messi is desirable, but not absolutely necessary. The lawyer wants to put the Catalans under austerity and make pragmatic decisions. Victor Font, however, wants to bring back all club legends. Under Font, the Barça family should be complete again. With Guardiola, Puyol, Xavi and Iniesta, the businessman wants to bring four legends on board, he is also relying on generating more income through digital channels and, if necessary, cutting expenses for the team. .

Financial worries

After the great successes with coach Pep Guardiola and world star Lionel Messi, the slow decline began. Barcelona are still a top club in Europe, but they are marked by internal squabbles and an immense mountain of debt. Barça is said to have around 1.2 billion euros in liabilities. In addition, following a decision by the European Court of Justice, which regards tax breaks for Spanish clubs as unlawful, there is now a risk of back payments amounting to millions.

Controversial President Bartomeu

The sporting as well as economic decline began under President Josep Maria Bartomeu. The controversial Bartomeu even fell out with Lionel Messi. Bartomeu now had to resign because the allegations against him and his business practices became more and more explosive. For years he is said to have polished the balance sheet and withheld expenses from the members of the association. At the beginning of this week the big bang: Bartomeu and his confidants were temporarily taken into custody by the Catalan police. You are accused of hiring an agency last year to launch smear campaigns against personalities like Messi on social media. The money for these campaigns is said to have come from the association’s coffers.

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