2023-08-16 14:02:57
Barcelona It’s official: Mateu Alemany ends a period at Barça. The Barcelona director of football, who at the end of last season already informed Joan Laporta that he was going to work for Aston Villa and finally decided to stay at the club, will execute his departure when this transfer market ends . He still has several folders to close in both the outgoing and incoming sections, but the success or failure of all these operations will no longer haunt him beyond September 2, when he will definitely collect his things of the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper.
The news, advanced by the ARA and confirmed by the club minutes later, jumps following the confirmation of Anderson Luis de Souza, Deco, as the entity’s new sports strongman. The former Portuguese-Brazilian player signed his contract this morning and will not only take Jordi Cruyff’s position in the organizational chart, but will inherit a more executive position in a context in which it is vital to know the economic control rules of the League: the famous fair play financial The appointment of Deco, a Barcelona footballer between 2004 and 2008, is official without Barça or the brand new position having explained who will now collect the commissions associated with Raphinha Dias’ contract as a first team player. The signing of the Brazilian was closed precisely by who will become sporting director. Clarifying this point is important for compliance with the Blaugrana code of ethics.
In the press release released by Barça, it is argued that “the incorporation is in line with the press release that was issued last May 2 in which the president and Alemany agreed to disengage from their responsibilities once the current transfer market has ended next September 2”. “According to the said statement, Deco and Alemany will work together until the end of the summer market”, states the letter, which ends by saying that the club “will detail the sports structure in the coming weeks”. Therefore, there will be more moves to fill the hole that Alemany will leave in the organizational chart. However, the official reasoning does not quite agree with the statements made by the Balearic after rethinking his departure to Aston Villa. “After a personal reflection, my place is at Barça. I am committed to this club, which is the biggest in the world, and I hope to stay there for much longer,” he said last May 20 in an appearance on DAZN.
A difficult coexistence under Laporta’s umbrella
Alemany came to work at Barça shortly after Laporta won the elections for the presidency of Barça in March 2021. He was unemployed after a very intense professional period in the offices of Valencia. Upon his arrival at the Camp Nou, he was among the most skeptical of Leo Messi’s continuation, which ultimately did not end up happening due to the club’s refusal to sign with CVC and the institution’s serious financial decline. The Majorcan executive has been the main interlocutor with the League over the past few years and the architect of the balances that Barça had to make to strengthen the squad and make them League champions last season.
The task accomplished has received the approval of the Barça fans, but at the same time it has worn them down internally. That’s why he was about to leave Aston Villa, which offered him full powers in the configuration of the project. Laporta was met with surprise and disappointment at that decision, although in the end he celebrated the departure of Alemany, who has remained at the head of the football management for the last few weeks. The scoundrel has worked alongside Deco, who already was in fact sports director since June, when Alejandro Echevarría, his great supporter, found the time for his ex-brother-in-law Laporta to enter the club. His coexistence with the ex-footballer has lasted exactly as long as it has taken the executive president to inform him that he will have less of a role in decision-making.
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