Laporta: the first thing, the double

Laporta savored his return to the presidency. Two hours after finishing his speech, and although the day had been one of the longest of his life with the endorsement of the guarantee at the Diagonal notary's office, he was still taking pictures with everyone who came to hug him and to congratulate you on entering your new position. Laporta did not have time for himself until the end, when he asked his vice president Elena Fort for a photo to immortalize the moment of the inauguration. Perhaps there he would become aware that, now, the time has come to work.

“At Barça there are not a hundred days of margin,” Laporta claimed in an investiture speech in which he put the athletes at the center of the scene and gave Koeman command in the square. “Full confidence, Ronald.” But in which he also asked for results: “You have to win the League and the Cup.” As in his first term, when he managed to close the virtuous circle (sporting successes lead to economic ones), he knows that Barça's first objective must be to win again.. The football organization chart is still pending the appointment of Mateu Alemany as general manager and Jordi Cruyff as technical secretary. Once Laporta's inauguration is made official, the announcements should be made relatively soon. Carles Puyol or Víctor Valdés also have options to join the organization chart.

The sporting issue will therefore be pending on the renewals of Messi and the young talents (Ansu, Pedri, Ilaix …). Before, Laporta will analyze the economic situation of the club to know what offer he can make to Messi within the shock plan that he has to activate. Laporta was not in favor of a new salary cut, but if Barça wants to strengthen itself well with a view to being competitive again in Europe, it needs more signings. On the table are the names of Haaland, Agüero, Depay, Èric García, Alaba or Wijnaldum. Koeman endorses the Dutch. Alaba and Haaland would be the strategic signings. Those additions could happen by asking the veterans for a new effort.

Once the idyll with Jaume Giró is broken, Laporta will have to give a turn to the economic policy and will have to count on Eduard Romeu, the new economic vice president, in his decisions, who will consider the very delicate situation of the club. The first thing Barça wants is to refinance the debt and sit down with the banks so that the 730 million short-term debt is transferred to the long term. Barça have to get money in the short term. In June, there is a maturity of the bridge loan with Goldman Sachs of 90 million euros. There are amortizations of 186.6 million that must be paid yes or yes, with the wage bill soaring, which is almost 75% of the club's budget, and pay the bridge loan that was requested to build the Estadi Johan Cruyff. As their plan is to have liquidity, Barça thinks about issuing the famous Laporta bonds; and it will also offer members the possibility of financially collaborating with the club, returning the effort with experiences related to the first team that have not yet been made known. In addition to Eduard Romeu, it will be necessary to see what weight executives such as Ángel Riudalbas, Xavier Barbany or Xavi Puig gain.

Finally, a decision on the future of Espai Barça and the possibility of Barça playing two years at Montjüic remains pending. The vice president of the social and institutional area, Elena Fort, and Jordi Llauradó will be the strong men in that plot. But first, the double.