Deco: Messi is good for all parties when he doesn t return to Barcelona in 2023. He can enjoy both football and life

Barcelona sports director Deko, who is on vacation in Brazil, was interviewed by local media and talked about topics such as Messi.

About the fact that after you retire, you have worked in player agents and club management, you don’t have much concepts when you are a player, and you don’t understand the responsibilities of managing a club. Sometimes the job of an agent is a bit frustrating, and the perspective at the club level is much broader, from caring for one player to caring for the entire club. Being a director is indeed harder, and it is the most time-consuming and effort-consuming job. Especially in clubs like Barcelona, ​​daily management is very complicated and there are new situations every day (laughs).

About Barcelona's current financial situation

When Laporta first took office, Barcelona was in a deep financial crisis with revenues below spending. This situation requires time to improve gradually, and during which the chairman (referring to Laporta) made a bold decision to rebuild the entire Camp Nou Stadium. In the past two years, our home stadium has moved from a stadium with a capacity of 90,000 to a 50,000-person stadium, and its income has dropped significantly. Now Barcelona and Nike have signed one of the largest contracts in history. Soon we will resume the use of Camp Nou with a capacity of 65,000, and will basically restore to 100% capacity next year. The reconstruction process is being carried out. Barcelona now has no financial problems, but it is still subject to financial fair competition rules, and the relevant rules are very strict.

About Barcelona's youth training advantages and plans in the transfer market this summer

When the team has a strong youth training foundation and the main players are mainly young players, this is an advantage, and you don't need to introduce too many new players in the transfer market. Barcelona already has a competitive team, and our first priority was to renew the contract with most players. Of course any team has room for improvement, but now we are analyzing what else can be done, but I don’t think we will make too much moves in the transfer market this summer.

I think our defense and midfield are very balanced, and there are many players in the team who will continue to grow, such as Garvey, who has just recovered from injury. After preparing for pre-season next season, his condition will be greatly improved. On the offensive end, it depends on what good trading opportunities we can find in the transfer market, which may be the only place to add one or two players.

Regarding Barcelona's final decision to get Xavi out last summer

For bystanders, changing coaches seems to be a simple thing, but in fact it is always very complicated, especially when it comes to celebrities in clubs like Xavi, but we felt that the club needed different types of coaches at the time.

About Frick

Frick is the coach we want. He has strong management skills. We are very satisfied with him and his performance meets expectations.

About Messi had the possibility of returning to Barcelona to play in 2023, but in the end he went to Miami International, Messi's historical status was too high. As the best player in Barcelona's history, if he had returned to Barcelona at that time, the pressure would have been too great, and such an ending might not be ideal. I think the results are good for all parties: Barcelona continues to take the path of reconstruction, while Messi embarks on his own new journey, and he can now enjoy both football and life.