Barcelona president Joan Laporta said that he sees in Hanzi Flick is the right person to take over the management of the sports project and bring a fresh note, but at the same time the club wants to preserve its identity, reported sportal.bg.
“As president of Barcelona, I am aware that the history of the club and the situation make working here very difficult. I, in my position, am obliged to put the interest of the club above all else. Barcelona is always above everything. I want to thank Xavi and his team for the good job they did, they won the Super Cup and also for performing a poem to “La Masia” commitment. Now we are giving a new impetus to the situation. The decision was made after Deco and Bojan Kirkic went and interviewed Hanzi Flick, then came back and made it clear that he was the right man for the job.
We presented this decision to the board with his experience as the lead. We had several applicants for this job, but this interview convinced us. Hansi Flick with his experience, discipline and trust in the philosophy of the club has convinced us that he is the best option for this new push to the first team to prepare us for the challenges ahead. He will bring confidence, determination and a lot of new energy that every person needs,” Laporta stated.
Then he was once again forced to answer questions about the club's financial situation. Laporta was categorical once again that things are developing in the right direction and very soon the Catalans will be back to normal.
“The economic situation is much better than what we found. Then we started a process to save the club and then we had to rebuild it, but now we are very close to normal. Today, we are able to achieve player attraction on the scale that is being talked about in the press thanks to our work. Also thanks to the patience and understanding of our partners, who gave us the opportunity to work and show that we are capable of handling any situation.
We will soon announce economic news that we all believe is of great importance to the situation we have reached with a lot of work and effort, but also with the help of a series of investors. Thanks to their work, we will be able to fit into the criteria of La Liga. We will maintain our relationship with Nike, our relationship with the company is improving and we are happy with how the talks are going. What we will not do is carry out operations that will destabilize the club,” completed Laporta.