Barça President Laporta: Super League as the only answer to “financial doping” of the “state clubs”

Barça President Joan Laporta has once again banged the drum for a Super League. It’s the only way to stop state-funded clubs.

Since the idea was scrapped after massive fan opposition, most of the clubs involved have distanced themselves from a Super League.

However, Real Madrid and Barcelona presidents Florentino Perez and Laporta continue to support the introduction of such a competition and are pushing for its realization.

During FC Barcelona’s general assembly on Sunday, Laporta continued to advocate for the introduction of such competition, arguing that it was the only way for non-state-owned clubs to compete with clubs like Manchester City or PSG.

Laporta: “These clubs dope themselves financially”

“The financial situation of football clubs is very worrying,” he said. “The clubs bear all the costs and all the risks. 38 clubs from the Spanish league have had to pledge their future. Barca have [die Super League] not from a financial point of view. We believed that we could do better in the interest of the club,” said Laporta.

“European football suffers from attracting young people and when you add in the state-run clubs, the destabilization is obvious. The previous board tried to compete with the state-run clubs, which is impossible. These clubs dope themselves financially Outside support means that clubs like ours have to choose between having stars or suffering economically,” the Barça president explained.

“That’s why we want to support the Super League, a more equal competition that will help solve these problems. Clubs will take their destiny into their own hands. It makes me laugh when state clubs say that the teams in the Super League say we’re the rich,” said Laporta.

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This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as.