Barcelona captain attempted to buy one of the club’s levers this summer as Laporta makes decision.
Barcelona captain Gerard Pique tried to acquire the 24.5% share of Barça Studios this past summer when the club had put it up for sale to boost funds.
This claim comes from journalist Joan Fontes, who states that the veteran defender asked president Joan Laporta if he could purchase the share that had been made available as part of the club’s plan to activate economic levers.
However, the Barcelona president told the 35-year-old centre-half that it was not a good idea as it would be against the ethical code. This, however, did not go down well with Pique who was reportedly left dissatisfied by the conversations.
Even earlier rumors suggested that this might have been the root of the seasoned superstar’s failed wage negotiating attempts.
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It goes without saying that Barcelona came into the summer market in a fragile financial position and had to rely on the so-called “economic levers” to save them.
They used the first two levers to sell 25% of their TV rights before selling Socios.com a 24.5% interest in Barça Studios.
After Laporta denied Pique the chance to buy it himself, the Blaugrana approved the sale of another 24.5% of Barça Studios to a business called Orpheus Media, run by Jaume Roures, in August.
