“The money doesn’t have to be in the box, the money has to be on the field.”

“The money doesn’t have to be in the box, the money has to be on the field. That’s where we get the return. Money on the field because it increases the chances of sporting success and that in turn gives us financial balance. Virtuous circle. That is what we need to achieve.”

Ricardo Barkala, pre-candidate for the presidency of Athletic, today announced his team and part of the program in the economic area. Lorea Aristizabal, director of corporate development at CIE Automotive, Asier Zarraonandia, general director of Befesa, Juan Alcibar, PwC partner responsible for transactions in the Basque Country, and Diego Bareño, founding partner of Alantra Wealth Management, accompanied the candidate for the Ibaigane chair in this appearance.

Lorea Aristizabal has made it clear that a club like Athletic “does not require experiments, or alternative management, or tests or anything. It requires professional, sensible, orderly, innovative, modern and even disruptive management, but that has stability. That is not continuity It’s common sense and common sense.”

For this member of Barkala’s candidacy, “Athletic is one of the most solvent clubs in the League and Europe. A solid starting position, but if there is no Europe, if there are no sporting successes, it is a backpack that is being emptied. We are in time to break the inertia”.

Zarraonaindia, for his part, has indicated that “Athletic is unique and we intend to continue being unique. We have a positive situation right now. We have cash, money, while the rest of the clubs, before and after COVID, all have a situation of indebtedness. Of course we would have access to financing lines and we could use them, but what we intend is to continue being unique. In the economic field, too”.

This component of the Barkala iron has also stressed that “expenses must be rationalized. This is not about paying less. They must be made variable. Electroshocks are not necessary, but rather good management and cost rationalization”.

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