Barca are now on the cusp of the storm, with results plummeting this season, with the league unable to squeeze into the top four and being eliminated in the Champions League and even the group stage. Such results obviously do not satisfy the La Liga giants, former coach Koeman is responsible for the team's poor performance, and the new coach Harvey has not been able to help the team get out of the quagmire.
The unstable factors in the team are one after another, and the cleaning of a large number of redundant personnel has made the Barca management think hard. It was difficult to send Griezmann and Coutinho away, but Dembele's contract extension lasted for several months without result, and the final contradiction was made public and the two sides terminated the negotiations. The only good news is that Umtiti has cut his salary to renew his contract, but it is clear that it will not be easy for Barca to send him away.
All thanks to former president Bartomeu, who seemed to see the power of money after Paris activated the liquidated damages to poach Neymar, and began a frenzied vengeful spending. With the introduction of Dembele 130 million, the players have not been able to maintain good attendance so far, and have even become a time bomb in the dressing room. 140 million hit Coutinho, 120 million bought Griezmann, these players came to camp Nou lost themselves, completely without the previous state. The only good deal was to poach Suarez, and the unhappy breakup between the two sides made Barca questioned by public opinion.
In addition to the high transfer fee expenditure, Barca's former management provided players with high salaries in the renewal of the contract, leaving a group of high-paid and low-energy players, which directly led to the departure of the team's iconic messi, at the press conference, Laporta threw the pot in La Liga, "because of the salary cap of La Liga, Messi and Barca agreed on a contract extension, but they could not complete the signing." ”
Even Ferran-Torres, who was introduced in the winter window, was registered half a month after the official announcement. These problems have to be dealt with one by one, which is obviously a big problem for the newly appointed Laporta, and from the current situation, the new management has tried its best.
Barca currently has a personnel fault in the team, the team has not found a suitable successor for pique, Busquets, Alba and other veterans, and the youth training results Fati and Pedri have also been injured due to consecutive games. The return of Xavi, Alves and other teams looks more like Barca's public relations behavior and face project, and in terms of practical effects, it has not brought too substantial changes to the team.
It is worth mentioning that although Laporta has also been questioned since taking office, he has done his best for the club, pulled a lot of new sponsorships, negotiated Goldman Sachs' financial loans, and also communicated with many players about transfers. Barcelona's revival has yet to see hope, but at least it is on the right path.