Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu believes the
sanctions placed on the club by FIFA are a result of an "attack" by
other clubs.
On Wednesday, FIFA hit the Catalan giants with a transfer
embargo for the next two windows due to irregularities found in their dealings
at youth level.
Barca announced their intention to appeal, confirmed by
Bartomeu in a press conference on Thursday, and the president said he felt the
allegations have been levelled at his club in a bid to cause unrest.
"What we think is that someone on the outside is
trying to do damage to Barca," he said.
"We are investigating that. Once we have proof of
who it is, we will not be scared to look for these people.
"Everything is subject to an investigation. We are
sure about what happened.
"Here we do things very well and there is someone
who wants to damage us. It will all come out.
"We are looking over the validity of some documents
and we will see who is behind all of this. We will fight for La Masia.
"We have been suffering a lot recently. Once we have
proof of who is behind it, we will show everyone."
Bartomeu also revealed that, while he has not spoken to
FIFA president Sepp Blatter, he had been in touch with secretary general Jerome
Valcke, who may be sympathetic to Barca's cause.
"I have not talked to him (Blatter)," Bartomeu
said. "But I have with Jerome Valcke, the general secretary. They are
surprised because they think it (the punishment) is too far."
Despite the sanctions, Barca's supremo insisted that their
plans would not change for next year, despite the sanctions.
"We're not concerned about next season," he
said. "Our plans are as they are, we're not going to make any
changes."
Culled from Soccerway
0 comments:
Post a Comment