Barça too broke to fire Xavi!

Xavi is reportedly aware that president Joan Laporta has decided to fire him, but he has no intention of changing his mind. Marca claims the Catalan boss will not leave at the end of the season, less than a month after Laporta told the world he believed in him, and that his departure will be the result of a dismissal. Meanwhile, Laporta continues to believe that FC Barcelona will be better off without the tactician next season. The boss continues to avoid requests for a meeting from Xavi…

On the other hand, Diario AS suggest that Laporta wants to delay the meeting to save time. FC Barcelona cannot afford to pay Xavi and his team, which would cost around 20 million euros. If they don’t find that money, then Laporta will propose that Xavi continues next season, and even if he doesn’t, financially the only viable alternative is Barca Atletic’s Rafael Marquez as things stand.

Mark as the only alternative

Part of the problem is Libero’s failure to pay their share of Barca’s studios, €40m to date, but a further €60m is due before the end of June. If Barcelona does not find this money before the accounts are closed, part of last year’s profit will have to be considered a loss, putting the club in an even more precarious economic situation and ensuring that Barcelona will continue to be subject to transfer restrictions next season. At the same time, FC Barcelona is trying to obtain a new loan of 100 million euros and a sponsorship contract of 1.3 billion euros with Nike, in order to cover its potential losses.

In any case, it seems much more complicated to dismiss Xavi and his team than to swallow his pride and the many millions that it would have meant to say goodbye to him, as was originally planned. Once again, Laporta’s financial management of the club will come under intense scrutiny, which continues to loom large, three years after he took control.