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Josep Maria Bartomeu has denied having leaked Lionel Messi’s current contract with Barcelona, which has caused a stir in Spanish football due to its excessive numbers.
The former president of Barcelona has been accused of being the person who leaked the agreement to El Mundo after his enmity with the Argentine before resigning as president of Barcelona.
“I hear certain media hint that it was someone from the outgoing board or I who leaked this contract,” Bartomeu said in an interview for ‘Sin Concesiones’.
“And this is totally false. This is a very serious issue, it is totally illegal to filter professional contracts and this will end up in court because neither Barcelona, nor Messi, can accept that this crime turns into nothing.”
“I don’t know who it was. In fact, only four or five people from the club have access to the contracts, also the lawyers from the Cuatrecasas firm who participated in the negotiation, as well as the LFP who also have copies of all the players’ contracts. .
“Accusing Leo of [Barcelona’s] Financial problems are wicked and malicious.
“The player deserves the figures he earns because he generates them in excess, both with his sporting and commercial contribution.
“Without the crisis due to the pandemic, Barcelona can perfectly pay these figures and the rest of the players.
In fact, when this renewal was signed in November 2017, no one could imagine the pandemic [would happen] in 2020 “.
Bartomeu went on to reveal that he turned down several important offers for young players last summer and praised Ronald Koeman for his work in his first months as Barcelona coach.
Last summer, the priority continued to be the sports project and we did not accept offers to sell, for high figures, players like Ansu Fati, Pedri or [Francisco] Trincas, “added Bartolomé.
The club has other non-sporting assets that will help them get out of the economic crisis.
“The best thing about these last months is seeing that [Ronald] Koeman is doing a very good job, fulfilling everything agreed when he signed.
“We have a team with very talented young people, with very experienced players who have had great successes and with the best player in the world.
“We have a good sporting present and a better future.
Certainly, the pandemic is causing a crisis in many entities, organizations and companies around the world.
“Professional football and especially the big European teams have been the big losers.
But Barcelona will go well because there are enough assets and good decisions to solve the problem ”.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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