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Barcelona is in debt of \u20ac1.35 billion, the club\u2019s president Joan Laporta confirmed on Monday.<\/p>\n

He revealed the numbers, as he defended his brief tenure from criticism, pointing fingers at his predecessor, Jose Maria Bartomeu.<\/p>\n

Laporta came into office in March, after winning the elections which followed Bartomeu\u2019s resignation in October 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs of March 21, 2021, the debt was \u20ac1.35bn. Bartomeu was plugging holes in the short term and mortgaging the club in the long term. That leaves us a dramatic inheritance.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo the initial debt of \u20ac617m, you have to add \u20ac389m on players, \u20ac90m in litigation, \u20ac79m in advance television rights and \u20ac56m from the \u2018Espai Barca\u2019 project. In total, it\u2019s \u20ac1.35bn,\u201d Laporta said in a news conference.<\/p>\n

It comes almost a week after Lionel Messi left the club to sign for Paris Saint-Germain.<\/a><\/p>\n

Messi departed after Barcelona were unable to register a new contract for him within the strict LaLiga imposed salary cap.<\/p>\n

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Last weekend, only Gerard Pique\u2019s accepted a last-minute pay cut, allowed Barca to field new signings Memphis Depay and Eric Garcia against Real Sociedad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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