Transfers Cristiano's 'red' life: Barcelona's failed interest, "father" Ferguson and Moscow's tears
Offer Real Madrid makes the last offer for Kylian Mbappé: 180 million
Barcelona's debt is 1,350 million euros. A
Leo Messi
was no way to pay renewal. Footballers like
Gerard Piqué
,
Jordi Alba
and
Sergio Busquets
have had to lower their salary and postpone payments. Registering new pieces has become an odyssey due to the refusal of some footballers to seek another destination. So the Barça club attends like a scarecrow to a transfer market once again runaway and in pre-pandemic values.
"I understand that for some people it can be frustrating. But you have to be realistic. Our club cannot compete financially with PSG, Manchester City or United." This is how crude Ronald Koeman was, coach of a Barcelona whose biggest outlay this summer has been the nine million paid to Betis to recover the Brazilian side
Emerson Royal
.
Memphis Depay
,
Eric García
and
Sergio Agüero
arrived with the freedom letter.
Hence, Koeman went on to complain when, on the eve of this Sunday's match against Getafe, he was asked both about the possible signing of
Mbappé
by Real Madrid (the white offer is 180 million euros), and about the of
Lukaku
from Chelsea (115) or the
Grealish
(117) by Manchester City. "These figures are absurd. It is crazy to pay so much for a player seeing how the world is," claimed the Barcelona coach. And he admitted: "Now we cannot fight for the best in the world like other clubs."
In fact, it was not difficult for Barcelona's Dutch coach to admit that he too would like to have Mbappé on his squad: "If Real Madrid have the money, let them sign him. He is one of the best footballers in the world. I want to too to have Mbappé in my team. Each club tries to improve their squad. And if you can do it with those players, perfect. "
During the administration of
Josep Maria Bartomeu
, Barcelona did not hesitate to actively participate in feeding the bubble.
In fact, after the flight of
Neymar
to Paris in exchange for 222 million, Bartomeu led to the three most expensive signings in the history of the Barça club.
In total, 420 million euros for
Philippe Coutinho, Ousmane Dembélé
and
Antoine Griezmann
.
"Now we have to accept our situation," Koeman continued. "But this is going to last a long time. It is not a matter of a day." And he even asked for patience as to what this season may bring: "You cannot demand what has always been demanded of this club in other times. You have to know that we are changing things with young players. And
Pedri
will be different with 24 years than 18 now. Also, when we recover the injured, we can be excited about having a good team. "
Of course, Koeman did not hesitate to send a new message to
Samuel Umtiti
, despite the fact that the club has already assumed that the center-back will remain in the squad after the meeting held by Laporta with the footballer himself.
Pjanic
, who like Umtiti has a new squad this season, continues to look for a club that will keep his salary.
"We will have 31 or 32 players in the squad. That is impossible. And it is not good for them or for us. I did a coaching course, but not to prepare 32 footballers."
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