BARCELONA - Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has said he is excited to start a new La Liga season, forgetting the past. Barcelona, without Lionel Messi at the Nou Camp, will start the new season of Spanish top division football with a game against Real Sociedad on Sunday.
Messi's departure was painful for all Barcelona supporters. But players like him have contributed to the club, "Komyan told a news conference." We will miss him a lot. He was the most important player in club history. But we cannot dwell on the past. Many things have changed. I am very excited about the new season. '
"When our injured players return, we will have a strong team that can achieve great success. The team has experienced players and we are ready to play. We have five weeks of preparation experience before La Liga. Where Messi was not, 'said Komyan, indicating that the team's balance was ready without Messi.
Barcelona has made it clear that they have no choice but to lose Messi. Because the club is burdened with a mountain of debt of 1.2 billion euros and is struggling to reduce it. The club said Messi's salary had reached 110 percent of La Liga's financial governance.
Barcelona announced on Saturday that their key players Jordi Alba, Sergei Roberto, Gerard Pique, and Sergio Busquets had agreed to cut their salaries. "We understand the financial situation of the club very well. So help is needed in every way. This consensus of the players should be appreciated, 'said Commune.
