Facing the consequences of Bartomeu’s disorderly reign to this day, Barcelona continue to pick up their ashes as they look to reclaim their throne as a respectable institution.
After the introduction of Joan Laporta’s board, they carried out an audit to investigate the reasons for the club’s potential bankruptcy. Payments without cause, payment with a false cause, or disproportionate payments were found by the previous hierarchy.
In a recent revelation, further evidence regarding Bartomeu’s mismanagement has been unearthed.
Alphonso Davies told the SAY LESS podcast (h/t Reshad Rehman) that Barcelona reached out to him before he took his talents to Bayern Munich:
“Barcelona approached me but their president (Bartomeu), didn’t want me because I’m from Canada. I won’t lie, it kind of crushed my feelings”
Alphonso has established himself as one of the world’s best full-backs, having won all there is to win at club level with the Bavarians. Despite his Canadian heritage, the speedster has transformed into a remarkable footballer, who has the entirety of Europe drooling over his abilities.
With his recent quote surfacing, it seems that this is the one that slipped away from the Catalans, owing to an unsurprising lapse in judgement from the president that steered the club into an economic crisis.
Alphonso is coming on the back of an impressive season, securing the Bundesliga title and recording 11 goals+assists, his highest tally in a season.
The Canadian international impressed with his National Team in the World Cup, too, as the nation is beginning to foresee an upward rise.
Currently linked heavily with a move to Real Madrid, Barcelona face the risk of seeing their rivals strengthened. Had they acquired the 22-year-old initially, it is not a far fetch to claim the club would have enjoyed greater success in the past few years.
