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"A year ago there were those who laughed at us for all that about the burofax and 8-2. But look at how they are now. Without money and without Messi." The phrase corresponds to a former Barcelona manager who, despite the "ideological rivalry" with
Joan Laporta
, claims to be "suffering a great deal" with what he is seeing. Barça decided not to accept the 275 million euros from the CVC fund that would have relieved their coffers, at least in the short term. The club has just spent 1.8 million on the deterioration of the concrete of a dilapidated Camp Nou. And the partners, whose disaffection is increasing, only requested 15,000 of the 22,000 tickets that corresponded to them for this Sunday's premiere against Real Sociedad after 17 months without stepping on the stadium. And now that?
One of the main reasons Laporta maintained confidence in
Ronald Koeman
was the inability to pay for his dismissal. Although the coach, who already had to deal with
Messi's
crooked gesture last year
, the dismissal of
Luis Suárez
and the serious injury of
Ansu Fati
, continues with his thankless work as a club man. They even promised that, in addition to
Memphis Depay
(his great request),
Sergio Agüero
(a presidential signing who is injured until November),
Eric García
and
Emerson Royal
would also arrive new reinforcements. Especially for the offensive zone (Messi scored 30 goals last league). Koeman wants to get rid of
Braithwaite
in exchange for the signing, who knows if impossible, of another striker.
Just in case he's enlisted the Albanian
King Manaj
.
Piqué's gesture
While
Umtiti
or
Pjanic
live off the silly soup and with
Busquets
and
Jordi Alba
still renegotiating their salary conditions, who has broken into which Robin Hood is
Piqué
.
A "substantial reduction" in his salary, according to the club, in addition to the postponement of an important part of the payments to be collected once his sports career ends, led Barça to register Memphis, Eric García and Rey Manaj this Saturday.
The winger Emerson was already on the list because Barça shared ownership with Betis.
With Agüero, injured, there is no rush.
The bleak panorama allows us to broaden our gaze.
Although it has to be to look at an extreme that the general public knew nothing about a little over a month ago.
This is the 18-year-old Austrian
Yusuf Demir
.
Barcelona's technical secretariat, after following him for the last two years, managed to get Rapid Vienna to give it to him for one season, with a purchase option of 10 million.
Demir can be recruited without problems by Koeman since he has a branch file.
The asset of the subsidiary
The second team also offers other solutions.
Especially that of the 19-year-old midfielder
Nico González
, son of
Fran
, a former sports legend; or that of the talented
Gavi
, 17-year-old Barça summer sensation from the interior areas.
Of
Ilaix Moriba
, Koeman's right eye in the second leg of the season, the club wants nothing to know about his refusal to renew.
Follow his punishment.
Pedri
condemned
to continue squeezing his legs,
Ter Stegen
injured
at least until mid-September, with the doubt whether
Coutinho
has a remedy, and Griezmann willing to assume a leadership of which there has been no trace, Barça resume an unbearable transition.
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