The club responded to a report from Catalan media
The summer transfer window has officially closed, and Barcelona has been surprisingly quiet, signing only two players—Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor—while continuing to face challenges in registering contracts due to ongoing financial difficulties.
Fans had hoped for a return to La Liga’s 1:1 spending rule, which would have allowed Barcelona to be more active in the market, but that didn’t materialize. As a result, the club encountered significant issues in acquiring new talent and offloading players not part of their plans.
Sporting director Deco has been largely blamed for this summer’s difficulties, and a detailed report from Diario SPORT on Sunday suggests that the former Barça player turned executive is “disappointed” by the unfulfilled promises from president Joan Laporta regarding a resolution to the financial issues. Deco is reportedly considering leaving the club after just one year in the role because the financial constraints prevent him from building a squad aligned with his vision.
In response to the report, Barça has issued an official statement reaffirming their confidence in Deco and “categorically denying” the allegations made by SPORT. Here’s the complete statement from Barça:
“FC Barcelona categorically denies the news that appeared this September 1 in the digital version of ‘Diario Sport’ putting in doubt the continuity of our director of football.
In response to the piece titled “Deco, disappointed, meditating his future”, FC Barcelona states that it could not be happier with the job being done by Deco an refutes this attack by ‘Diario Sport’ on the director of football precisely at the end of the transfer window.”
Source: FC Barcelona
Laporta is anticipated to conduct his first public interview in a long time in the coming days to discuss the current issues and share his perspective. However, it seems that there may be some unrest at the highest levels of the club once again.
There’s always something happening with FC Barcelona.
