Former candidate blasts Laporta: Losing 1 billion euros in five years, Barcelona under his leadership has no future
6686 Sports News on November 12 According to Spanish newspaper AS, former Barcelona presidential candidate Vilajoyana recently severely criticized current chairman Laporta and bluntly said: "As long as Laporta is still at the helm, Barcelona will have no future."
Vilahoyana specially invited the well-known economist Mercader to attend the press conference to use data to reveal the truth about dribbling behind Barcelona's so-called "financial turnaround."
Villajoyana pointed out: "If we really want to face reality honestly, we must spread all the accounts. Now there are still people who dare to say that 'the situation is getting better', which requires a lot of shame. In the past five years, if it were not for the continuous sale of assets - and these assets have not been It’s not Laporta’s innovation, and the club’s debt will increase by an additional 1 billion euros. To be honest, no matter how bad I do, I won’t lose 1 billion.”
He emphasized that these so-called “economic levers” are essentially euphemisms for “asset sales.” "In my 30-year career, I have never heard such elegant words to cover up the naked behavior of selling things. To put it bluntly, it is to sell the family property bit by bit."
Mecader added: Laporta's cumulative net loss in the five years during his tenure was 277 million euros, "but if the income from asset sales is not included, the actual loss is how much Almost approaching 1 billion euros. "
Villajoyana said: "Today's board of directors has long forgotten the members' interests. Laporta's priority has never been the interests of the members, but other goals. They are concealing, distorting facts, and even blatantly lying. Laporta should set an example - Barcelona is not his private property, but belongs to the whole world. Members should be respected and not be deceived for many years."
When talking about Messi's departure, he said: "The reason given at the time was 'economic reasons, unable to renew the contract with the best player in the world'. But I want to ask Laporta to tell you personally: What is the real reason for driving Messi away? It’s time to let Messi live in peace and stop using him as a tool or a marketing gimmick.” Mercader also pointed out a worrying trend in his analysis: the annual investment in La Masia’s youth training camp, known as the “Crown Jewel of Barcelona”, has plummeted from 40 million euros to 25 million euros, reflecting the club’s tactical neglect of the future.
At the end of the press conference, Vilajoyana concluded: "Under the leadership of Laporta, Barcelona has no future."
