“The Barça is Florentinizing”

Víctor Font wanted to make it clear that talking about signings like Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé right now is “irresponsible” because the club is in a real economic quagmire: “I see a lot of misperceptions among the other candidates, rumors of signings of big stars. Is irresponsible. If we don't have a million and a half to sign Eric García, talking about big signings is just smoke. Treat the partner as an adult. This summer we cannot make signings. We will have between 150 to 200 million of debt and we have to ask the banks to defer our debt. I love Haaland, but I speak as a partner. I would be very excited and I know that our sports structure considers it essential to sign a center forward after the departure of Luis Suárez. What I also notice is that Barça is 'Florentinizing'. Strengthening the squad with Haaland or Mbappé is easy. The difficult thing is to look for an exciting team based on players not so recognized, such as Pedri or Koundé. This is the job that needs to be done. People who become stars at Barça ”.

He also regretted that a candidate does not want to join the debates, openly describing this attitude as “an inadmissible lack of respect” for the partner: “You have to ask Laporta why he doesn't want to go to the debates. It is inadmissible that the only debate organized by the club that you want to govern does not appear and also without giving any explanation. It is disrespecting all partners, it is inadmissible. There is a clear will to make people regret that they already have them and that they will not vote. Elections are not won just with tarps and charisma. We need a project. 22,811 members will vote for generic ideas, without being able to contrast projects. What experience is there to resolve a serious situation among the board members? All this we have to explain. Laporta is the past and we are the future ”.

Font reminded the partner to avoid voting with the heart or in an irrational way: “We cannot vote by perception, which is almost to vote blindly. We cannot vote for the perception of the sextet from twelve years ago. Already in 2015 we voted for the perception of the triplet of 2015 and that's how it has gone. We are facing the most important elections of the club. In the next hundred days we risk everything. That is why I ask for the absolute mobilization of all members, knowing that the 3,000 members who are outside of Spain will not be able to do so and are helpless ”.

The candidate insisted on his certainty and commitment to be able to convince Leo Messi to continue at FC Barcelona: “The result against PSG was a very hard blow. It was a reality bath. Messi has already warned that without a solid project we will not get out of the well. Ronald Koeman is doing well, but there is no solid project behind him. Our plan is to have Messi for next season. We have Messi. Convinced that it will continue, although if in the end it is not like that, we have alternatives ”.

Finally, he assured that the latest polls endorse the optimism towards the candidacy that he presides, both in the knowledge of the partner towards his person, which “has increased significantly”, and the support for 'Sí al Futur', with “a sustained growth ”, thus confirming that“ there is still a party ”, since“ there are still many partners who do not yet have a fully decided vote ”.