Emili Rousaud, one of the presidential pre-candidates, has spoken ahead of the elections in January. The former club director’s campaign is based around the economics of Barca.
“We can’t just cut everywhere and that’s it because we would become small and we have to think big,” said Rousaud.
He is convinced that Leo Messi has to stay at Barca but not on the same salary.
“The future is in his hands but at the moment Leo’s salary is not affordable,” explained Rousaud.
His offer to Messi would be based “on the sporting project. He’s a winner and if he goes it won’t be to be paid more. Leo Messi is the player who has given most to Barca in their history and what Messi has given is quantifiable. We won’t speak with the player until we are in power, but the person that brought him to Barcelona is in this bid, Jose Maria Minguella.”