"Joan Laporta's current term at Barcelona has been largely aimed at lifting the club from the financial mess they were in at the time of his arrival. After all, the club were sinking into debt when he took over as the president. Through well-negotiated salary revisions, player sales and economic levers, Laporta brought Barcelona back to a competitive level on the field and close to the financial 1:1 rule, although they still have not hit the aforementioned balance yet. The club's situation and means of getting out of it, however, have generated significant debate in recent times."
"It is absurd that they have a debt of more than €1.3 billion. Absurd and intolerable. With this debt, in any country, they could not play in the First Division with total security and nothing happens here. Barça is not the management model I imagine for a team. It contrasts absolutely with the control we have in Bayern and with our good economy, which should be an example for European clubs. It is clear that solid management, a solid economic criterion and a sporting quality that does not depend on risky accounting manoeuvres."
Barcelona entered Laporta's presidency deeply in debt and pursued a recovery strategy focused on well-negotiated salary cuts, player sales and economic levers. Those measures improved on-field competitiveness and moved club finances closer to a 1:1 balance, though full equilibrium has not been reached. The chosen approach has provoked debate over leveraging future income for present funding and the use of accounting instruments. Bayern Munich's honorary president criticized the scale of Barcelona's debt, contrasted governance models, and argued that stricter licensing and audit regimes — such as in Germany — would have prevented first-division participation under similar conditions.
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