2023-05-02 22:25:53
Barcelona“FC Barcelona’s director of football, Mateu Alemany, will leave the club on June 30 to start a new professional project”. This is how the organization chaired by Joan Laporta announced, after the victory against Osasuna at the Camp Nou, a surprising farewell, completely unexpected, and at an inopportune moment. The blow to the Blaugrana offices is very hard.
The Majorcan executive had an armored sports contract until June 30, 2024, but will cut it a year earlier to embark on a new football adventure. This new destination is the English Aston Villa, which offers him more money and the ambition to build a powerful team in the Premier League. With this Birmingham club he closed the transfer of Philippe Coutinho a year and three months ago.
“Alemany has conveyed to president Laporta the intention to start a new path, but guaranteeing that he will complete the entire summer market with the entity”, Barça explained. Therefore, according to the official version, Alemany will participate in the planning that the first team needs for next season, including the possible return of Leo Messi to the organization. Now it will be two years, the former general manager of Mallorca was one of the most skeptical people with the intention of fitting the Argentine’s new contract in the official records of the League, which ended up not happening. He did not see a way to square the numbers to make a Laporta election promise come true.
“Despite the fact that he will leave Barça on July 1, thanks to a friendly agreement, Alemany has committed to closing all first team operations this summer, even if there are some that are done at the last moment of the market”, insists the letter from a Barça that is left without another vital executive after the departure of CEO Ferran Reverter a year ago and the suit due to disagreements with management. It is important to note that Alemany’s contract was sports and counted on it fair play financial With no room to improve it in the face of a higher offer, Barça cannot compete, as it is oversubscribed and must free up sports spending to be able to operate in the transfer market.
Incorporations to the sports structure
“The incorporation of Mateu Alemany in the structure of the first team, when Joan Laporta won the last elections, has allowed Barça to close operations that seemed impossible and equip the coach with competitive teams, within the economic problems that are still dragging. President Laporta has accepted this departure due to Mateu’s commitment to lead the summer market until the last operation, and to be able to be consulted when the club requires it”, expressed Barça, which is left without a key figure in the offices and a link formed and well connected with the League and its highest representative, Javier Tebas.
“Barça will inform very soon of the changes in the structure of the football executive once Alemany’s farewell has been announced”, concluded the press release from the institution, which is now left with Jordi Cruyff as sporting director missing of new arrivals to complete the sports organization chart. One of the names that has been mentioned for months to improve the structure is Antonio Cordón, until now Betis’ sports manager. Sources in the dressing room, however, deny to the ARA that there is any agreement with the Extremadura executive.
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