Asked this Tuesday at a press conference about the possible transfer of Haaland, the president of FC Barcelona Joan Laporta sent a spade to his predecessor Josep Maria Bartomeu. “What we certainly won’t do is make payments without cause. We will not pay for anything. » said the Catalan leader, sending a subliminal message to the former president. As a reminder, under the mandate of Bartomeu the Catalan leaders were accused of having paid disproportionate commissions during transfers.
During the press conference, the Barcelona president was also asked if he could promise that during his term he would not pay more than 5% commission to agents during a transfer, in particular that of the Norwegian from Dortmund. “I will try not to make disproportionate payments. In the past, it happened that if you wanted to sign a player, you had to pay certain commissions. But if we do, we won’t disguise it. We will explain it with maximum transparency. But what we will not do is for sure, it is to pay 17 million euros in commission to a player so that 40% of the sum is for his father. explained the one who has been president of Barça since March 2021.
