Germans first look at how much they have, and then spend. Spaniards like all southern Europeans like to have fun sometimes. But what Barcelona are doing this summer has left the whole of football Europe in awe. When Joan Laporta arrived at the club, he talked about the real possibility of the Catalan giant going bankrupt; some 15 months later the Blaugrana is spending as if they had just drawn a winning lottery ticket.To be fair, Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessie arrived for nothing, but just the fixed part of the compensation for Robert Lewandowski, Jules Kounde and Raphinha, they spent the whole 153 million euros! There are also bonuses, huge salary expenses, so it is no wonder that Julian Nagelsmann, the coach of Bayern Munich, expressed surprise.”Barcelona are the only club in the world that has no money, but buy all the players they want. I don’t know how they do it, it’s a bit strange, but obviously they found a way”, said Nagelsmann, even before Barça made Kounde’s arrival official.##NAJAVA_MECA_6534276##It is not the first time that the Germans have protested because of the incomprehensible system in Spanish football. After the economic crisis in 2008, Spanish banks begged for help from their colleagues from Germany – and they got it – and then they directed a good part of that money to help Real Madrid and Barcelona. As powerful as Bayern are in their home country, they cannot hope for such concessions. And that’s why they often don’t make too much of a difference in Munich between Real and Barca on the one hand, and Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain on the other.To all that, Laporta responded – Bayern’s problem. Why are they even thinking about something they don’t understand?”Everyone should mind their own business. Let them take a look at their account, they got a lot of money from Lewandowski,” replied Laporta.Joan Laporta has punched back at Julian Nagelsmann’s comments:”To the world of football, which is surprised, to quote, because they are making out like they are surprised to take a competitive advantage, I would say to them that we are awake, that Barca are back.” pic.twitter.com/HRIBgOZbRu— Football España (@footballespana_) July 29, 2022 To explain specifically how – he didn’t even try. Nor does he plan to do so.”It is true that we were terminally ill, but we recovered and left the hospital. These gentlemen live in the past. They didn’t count on Barca’s strength. They say they are surprised, I say they just woke up. Barcelona is back on the market. The strength and value of this club from our 122-year history have their own weight, and they are trying to distort reality,” Laporta pointed out.Even before him, many spoke like that. And many clubs failed after such ambitious words. However, Barca are still – Barca.
