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Gerard Piqué criticized Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu for the way he runs the club during an extraordinary interview.
The 33-year-old center-back extended his contract and accepted a 50% pay cut this week in a bid to help the Catalan giants with their financial woes.
But Piqué launched a scathing attack against those in power behind the scenes in an explosive talk with the Barcelona publication La Vanguardia.
Speaking about the request of his teammate Lionel Messi to leave in the summer, Piqué said: “How is it that the best player of all time, who we have had the blessed fortune to enjoy, gets up one day and sends a burofax because you are not here? listening? him? It’s all very shocking. What’s going on?
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“Leo deserves it all. The new stadium should have his name and then whatever other business name they want.
“We have to take better care of our legends, not belittle them. It makes me angry.”
And he didn’t stop there, going on to criticize Barcelona for asking players to accept pay cuts considering the amount of money they have spent in recent years.
He also referenced a social media scandal that shook the club in March after they were accused of hiring a company to create fake accounts to discredit people who criticize Bartomeu.
Piqué added: “As a Barça player, I see that my club has spent money, money that they are now asking us, to criticize not only people outside the club who have a historical relationship with the club, but also active players.
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“And that’s brutal. I asked for explanations and he [Bartomeu] He said, ‘Gerard, I didn’t know. And I believe that.
“But then you see that the person you know made the decision to hire those companies for those services still works for the club.”
The interview is far from ideal preparation for the Clásico against Real Madrid, which will be played on Saturday, and it will be intriguing to see how Barcelona fares considering the uproar that is taking place off the pitch.
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