• LaLiga: Bartomeu's labyrinth, cornered by all possible crises

Josep Maria Bartomeu

finally faced the microphones.

A month after the interview in which he assured that everything that happened to

Barça

was nothing more than a sports crisis, after the humiliating 2-8 conceded against

Bayern

, the top Barça leader analyzed a news that has put him little less than against the ropes.

Although, for the moment, the possibility of taking a step to the side does not even cross his mind.

"Right now, nobody thinks about resigning", assured

the

Barcelona

president in declarations to

TV3

just before the

Barça-Elche

corresponding to the

Joan Gamper

trophy began

.

"The club does not stop and we have a lot of work to do until October 5, which is when the market ends. No manager has said anything about it. We have talked about it together and nobody thinks of resigning. Now,

we have to be there all pending the club and the vote of no confidence,

"he stressed.

Also, of course, he touched on the harsh accusations that

Messi

launched against him.

In this case, to try to bury the hatchet.

As deep as possible.

"As president,

I will not enter into any conflict with Messi

. He is the captain and the leader of our team. Now, all that is parked, but I could not allow him to leave the club. For

Koeman

, being able to count on him is a guarantee of success ", wielded a Bartomeu who, between the lines, admitted that he has not spoken with the Argentine for a long time.

"I will not enter into any dispute. Things have to be discussed at home, and we will talk about it. The important thing is that he stays at Barça, that the best player in the world has stayed with us. We want Barça to be the one club of his life, "he insisted.

The goal is to build a competitive team.

But the pandemic has made it very difficult.

The president of

Olympique de Lyon

, without going any further, released in an interview that Bartomeu had confessed that there was no liquidity to go after

Depay

.

Something that did not sit well with the Barça leader.

"The talks are private, but

money is not a problem. Barça has enough resources

, but before players enter, others have to come out," explained a Bartomeu who limited himself to pointing out that one of Koeman's discards, Luis Suárez continues to have a contract with the club, despite the fact that he has not counted for any of the friendlies.

"Adapting to this situation means

reducing the salary mass

and infrastructures of the club. To comply with fair play, there must be exits before signings," insisted a Bartomeu who is convinced that Koeman will be more than a temporary patch.

"Koeman will be here for many years, I wish him many successes. We have wanted him with us for years, he is a symbol of Barça. He will explain what happens with

Riqui Puig

, but I see everything very exaggerated. There are players who will leave, but the important thing is is that the workforce is competitive, "reiterated a Bartomeu who wants to look optimistically towards the present and, above all, the future.

"There is not only talk of this year

, there is still talk of Rome, Anfield

, and we have to cover all that and think about the present and the future, which I hope will be very successful," insisted the president.

The present, however, has another stain: the dismissal of

Quique Setién

.

Something that he tried to detract from.

"An attempt was made to negotiate an agreed exit, the days passed, an agreement could not be reached and now we have to leave it in the hands of a judge. I do not see any trouble anywhere. It is something that happens in many entities," he said.

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