Former Liverpool player explains why Barcelona is in this situation

Former Spanish international and Liverpool star Jose Enrique spoke (h/t Marca) about Barcelona’s questionable decisions in recent years, especially in the transfer market. He further went on to break down how the club reached such a devastating economic situation.

The former Liverpool man did not hold back and directly blamed Sandro Rosell for the situation of the club. However, he also supported Joan Laporta who is now taking matters into his own hands.

“Sandro Rosell destroyed Barcelona. Laporta is taking everything now obviously, and people are asking for answers.”

Enrique also spoke on specific transfer decisions that Barcelona took in recent years and called out the mistakes. He claimed that the move of giving up Luis Suarez for Antoine Griezmann was outrageous because the Frenchman was not as good as El Pistolero.

“Barça did so many strange things. They give away Suárez and sign Griezmann on a massive contract, who’s not even half as good as Luis. All of these things, add up.

“It’s clear why Barcelona are in this situation. The new board is finding suspicious things behind the scenes. How do you sign Dembélé for over €100m? Or then, pay even more for Coutinho, and never play him in his best position?”

Jose Enrique concluded that it was these very decisions that led to the Catalans losing Lionel Messi. He further added that the club was now in crisis and that it would take time for them to return to the top level.

“They have done things very badly for many years and this is the result. They have lost Messi. And now, obviously, I think they are in a crisis and I think that until they return to their level they will need a lot of time.”