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Annoyed by the possible departure of his Barcelona team-mate Luis Figo, unsettled Brazilian star Rivaldo has blamed the club for their failure to compete by not paying top-level salaries to their stars.
“Barcelona players seem to be valued more outside the club. The new president must make an effort to make sure their players stay at the club. Barcelona are one of the richest clubs in the world. If Lazio, Milan or Real Madrid can pay a Barcelona player, how can it be possible that Barcelona themselves can’t?” Rivaldo said in an interview with the Madrid daily ‘Marca’ on Friday.
“Footballers are the assets of the club and while we always get attacked for demanding more money, we have to think of the future when nobody remembers us any more.”
With Milan currently attempting to lure the Brazilian to Italy in an astronomical £44.6 million (€72.1m) move, Rivaldo is expecting to negotiate an improved contract with the club. It appears likely that after Sunday the club’s new president, either Joan Gaspart or Lluís Bassat, will have to dig deep into their pockets to keep hold of the player.
“I have had experience of negotiations with Rivaldo and we understand each other. What he wants is for us to listen to him and that’s what we’re going to do,” Gaspart told reporters on Thursday.
“I thank Rivaldo for not taking advantage of the club’s elections. His attitude has been much better than Figo’s as he is waiting for the new president to be elected.”
St. M.
“Barcelona players seem to be valued more outside the club. The new president must make an effort to make sure their players stay at the club. Barcelona are one of the richest clubs in the world. If Lazio, Milan or Real Madrid can pay a Barcelona player, how can it be possible that Barcelona themselves can’t?” Rivaldo said in an interview with the Madrid daily ‘Marca’ on Friday.
“Footballers are the assets of the club and while we always get attacked for demanding more money, we have to think of the future when nobody remembers us any more.”
With Milan currently attempting to lure the Brazilian to Italy in an astronomical £44.6 million (€72.1m) move, Rivaldo is expecting to negotiate an improved contract with the club. It appears likely that after Sunday the club’s new president, either Joan Gaspart or Lluís Bassat, will have to dig deep into their pockets to keep hold of the player.
“I have had experience of negotiations with Rivaldo and we understand each other. What he wants is for us to listen to him and that’s what we’re going to do,” Gaspart told reporters on Thursday.
“I thank Rivaldo for not taking advantage of the club’s elections. His attitude has been much better than Figo’s as he is waiting for the new president to be elected.”
St. M.