Gerard Piqué, the former Barcelona defender, has urged the Spanish club to be honest with their fans and transparent about their financial predicament.
Barcelona currently exceeds their LaLiga-imposed spending limit by about €200 million, standing at €204 million annually.
This overspending restricts the club from registering any new players or renewing contracts. Piqué expressed skepticism about the club’s immediate prospects.
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“The fans want honesty and transparency. If the reality is tough, then say it.
“What you cannot do is sell smoke and mirrors and say we’re going to win the Champions League if you then don’t have the money to compete.
“I don’t know the club’s situation at the moment — from what I can gather it doesn’t seem that good — but what the socios [members] value is being told the truth to their faces,” Pique said on Ibai Llanos’ Twitch channel.
He added: “What you cannot do is say ‘I am going to sign [Erling] Haaland,’ which looks great, but how do you do it?
“I’m just using Haaland as an example, it’s not to do with rumours. I could equally say [Kylian] Mbappé or whoever.”
