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Barcelona, Aug 6 (EFE).- (Camera: EFE) The renewal of Lionel Messi’s contract would have put Barcelona’s future “at risk,” which is why the Argentine superstar will be let go, club president Joan Laporta said on Friday.FOOTAGE OF JOAN LAPORTA'S PRESS CONFERENCE.SOUNDBITES OF LAPORTA.Translation:"Unfortunately, we have inherited a disastrous legacy, with sporting wage expenses equal to 110% of the club’s total income. This means we don't have any wiggle room for salaries. The Spanish League's rules go through a financial fair play, which imposes salary restrictions and we don't have wiggle room. ""To expand that financial ‘fair play,’ Barça would have had to agree to an operation that entailed mortgaging part of the club’s TV licencing rights for half a century. When we had to decide, or I had to decide, I'm not willing to do that for anybody.""Leo wanted to stay at Barça and we wanted him to stay. The fact that he wanted to stay is what set us on the path to see if it was possible."
Barcelona, Spain, Aug 16 (EFE).- FC Barcelona has debts totaling 1.35 billion euros ($1.6bn) and its economic situation is “worrying,” the club’s president Joan Laporta confirmed Monday, a week after the Catalan giants had to let go of star player Lionel Messi due to financial woes.LAPORTA TRANSLATIONS:We saw losses of 481 million euros. These losses are a consequence of the 631 million in income and the 1.136 billion in expenditure. These losses were audited and presented to LaLiga. What we have to pay amounts to 1.35 billion euros.
Barcelona, Spain, Aug 16 (EFE).- FC Barcelona has debts totaling 1.35 billion euros ($1.6bn) and its economic situation is “worrying,” the club’s president Joan Laporta confirmed Monday, a week after the Catalan giants had to let go of star player Lionel Messi due to financial woes.
Madrid, Aug 12 (EFE).- (Camera: Jesús Bartolomé/Ángel Herrera) LaLiga president Javier Tebas on Thursday said Messi leaving the Spanish league was traumatic, as it always wants the best players in its competition.SOUNDBTIES OF TEBAS.Translation:"When it comes to players' exit, in the Spanish league we always want to have the best players. Neymar left, Cristiano left, Messi has gone, he could have left last year, he didn't leave. It was a bit of a traumatic exit. For a month, the president of FC Barcelona said everything was OK and in one afternoon it all fell apart. It obviously hurts to lose Messi, but we have worked hard so that our audiovisual rights and values don't fall.""I don't really know the numbers of FC Barcelona and what it's doing to bring down its salary mass. Before Messi (his exit), other players signed a contract. But that 15% that was for Barça, if they had accepted the financing it would have been over 40 million (€), so it would have been possible to carry that out with any other player (leaving or not signing), it could have been Messi or any other of the three (that had signed with Barcelona), it would have helped FC Barcelona to have a competitive squad.""They can reject the deal and accept the financing deal, I don't know if they'll do it, I don't think so, they just wouldn't get the part that belonged to them. We need to remember that Barça should have 275 million (€), which I think would have come in handy. But FC Barcelona has smart people managing it and the decisions they have made are proof of it."
"This is an amazing and historic day for the club, for the football world (...) Leo makes the football magic, beautiful, and he is a winner," says PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi during Lionel Messi's official presentation at Parc des Princes. SOUNDBITE
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