Barcelona had absolutely no money when they signed Griezmann

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Wines Barcelona continues to unfold. CEO Barca Ferran Reverter said the old management was not aware of the financial condition when buying Antoine Griezmann.

Barcelona signed Antoine Griezmann in July 2019 for 120 million euros. In the process, Barca had to return the France international forward to Atletico Madrid last summer due to the financial crisis.

Griezmann is on loan at Atletico for a season, with the option of a season extension, plus an obligation to redeem him permanently for only 40 million euros. This transfer practically shows how desperate he is Barcelona to reduce the salary burden, until Griezmann was released a third of the purchase price.

It was later revealed that Barcelona’s management actually did not have money when they bought Griezmann. Barcelona, ​​which was then led by a former president Josep Maria Bartomeu, brought it with borrowed money.

Bartomeu is considered most responsible for the financial crisis experienced Blaugrana at the moment. The crisis forced them to lose their best talent, Lionel Messi, for free to Paris Saint-Germain last summer.

“We have a feeling that when players are hired by the old management, they don’t know if they can do it,” said the CEO. Barcelona Ferran Converter quoted Mark.

“This happened in the case of Griezmann, because the night they signed him they realized that there was no money to pay him. They were looking for a loan of 85 million euros to cover the purchase,” he added.

Bartomeu was ousted from the position of president of Barcelona in October 2020 due to a series of cases. One of the most excited cases was Barcagate, in which he hired a firm, for an inflated contract value, to enhance the image of the club and a number of figures.

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