Jaume Giró (Badalona, 1964) is the Minister of Economy of the Generalitat. Journalist, politician and businessman, he was the general director of the Fundació La Caixa and his figure has been linked to Barça in recent times because He actively participated in the last electoral campaign as Joan Laporta's right-hand man, although, surprisingly, he stepped aside after the elections when he was destined to be economic vice president.
However, Jaume Giró knows very well the economic situation of Barcelona and that is why his is an authorized voice. In the program 'El Món a RAC-1', Giró ratified the problem that Barça has with the wage bill and demanded responsibility from the footballers: “From what I read, the Board is doing everything possible to lower the wage bill. And that, together with the refinancing of the debt, is key to recovering the club, but let's not just focus on the current Board of Directors. You have to ask for a point of responsibility in the players. The players, out of responsibility and if they love the club, have to make an effort. Just as when there have been fat cows, they have earned high salaries despite winning few titles and even suffering serious defeats in Europe. now it is their turn to make a personal sacrifice. And even if they make a sacrifice, they will charge more than a university student with four majors and three languages. You also have to put the focus on the players. “
Giró calculated Barça's salary mass at 70% in relation to its budget: “During the campaign, I always said that the wage bill had to be lowered. That concept that seems so fashionable now, I was already saying it since October and November. The wage bill is not Laporta's fault, it was already there. It eats up all the income that the club has. Salary mass is the cost of sports salaries, with football and sections. And they are salaries and amortizations. At this moment, I don't know what the club's budget is, but at least 70% will be a salary mass. That is unsustainable. In recent years, and after the sale of Neymar, he began to make renovations with many players in the last stage of his sporting life. When there are fewer years of sports performance left “.
And he prepared the Barça partner for bad times: “You have to tell the truth. And the truth, the partner will understand. We have a club that perhaps for the next few years cannot have the best players in Europe because there is a greater good to preserve, which is the club model.. If you have to spend two years fighting for titles but preserving the history of Barça, then that is what you will play. “