Day Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Barcelona failed to pay their players at the end of June, club president Sandro Rosell has revealed. Rosell, who succeeded Joan Laporta at the financially troubled Catalan outfit last week, also said a loan of about £125m had been secured to pay wages. "We found a club in debt, with liquidity problems. At this point we have to take a loan to pay the wages of the players," he told Sport. But Rosell said Barca can still afford Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas. Barca recently sold defender Dmitro Chygrynskiy to Shakhtar Donetsk for about £12.5m to help raise much-needed funds, even though coach Pep Guardiola had been keen to keep him. They also sold Ivory Coast international Yaya Toure to Manchester City for about£20m. However, Rosell has moved to reassure worried fans that Barca's problems are under control and that the process of securing a loan had already started under the previous board. "The banks know that we have a business plan that will allow them to recover the money. The club is not bankrupt because it generates income," he added. "The members shouldn't be afraid because it is under control. We must resolve this tension. "It can be done in two ways: to have extra income, like selling Chygrynskiy, and/or taking a loan, which is what we have done. Read More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8797183.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 See, other clubs are in the *****, not just big clubs like Forest, smaller clubs like Barca are finding it hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Are Barca a great club or a massive club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perky1106 Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 I don't think they'll be getting Fabregas. I think he'll be wise and realise that Arsenal will offer first team football every Saturday, which Barca can't guarantee. Arsenal will make sure of it with a big new contract for him. Barca may have to sell Ibrahimovic I've heard, to have any chance of getting Fab. But if they do that it'll be hard to replace him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Ram Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 they dont need fabregas they have the best midfield in the world tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorecambeRam Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 barca`s debt is clough`s fault.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Ram Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 barca`s debt is clough`s fault.. i concurr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerous Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I don't think they'll be getting Fabregas. I think he'll be wise and realise that Arsenal will offer first team football every Saturday, which Barca can't guarantee. Arsenal will make sure of it with a big new contract for him. Barca may have to sell Ibrahimovic I've heard, to have any chance of getting Fab. But if they do that it'll be hard to replace him. Theyve bought David Villa,and also have Pedro,to play alongside Messi.Ibrahimovic only has a year left and hasnt really excelled at Barca,so it makes sense to cash in. Fabregas wants to go to Barca but in truth he needs them more than they need him,and Arsenal will outprice him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted July 17, 2010 Author Share Posted July 17, 2010 I'm guessing Barca want Fabregas as a long term replacement for Xavi, Barca want Fabregas as much as he wants to go back, they've been after him since last season wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerous Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 He is a product of their youth system,and is a Barca lad.Of course Barca want him,he is a quality player ,but he isnt as good as Xavi or Iniesta.But he will replace one of them in the long term,not short term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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