Barcelona economic Vice-President Javier Faus has insisted that the club are better shape now than under former chief Joan Laporta.
Laporta took control of the Blaugrana in 2003 and radically changed the club’s fortunes by hiring Frank Rijkaard and then Pep Guardiola.
The Camp Nou outfit won 12 trophies in seven years up to 2010, but Faus has claimed that under Sandro Rosell and now Josep Maria Bartomeu, the Catalans are in a better place.
“We are much stronger now than we were four years ago and we are much more present in different parts of the world [in terms of business and marketing],” he told reporters.
“We have gone from debts of €62 million [on June 30, 2010] to having €50m credit. We had more debts than assets and luckily we have been able to turn that situation around and give the club the funds it deserves.
“We have grown faster than any club in the world.
“We're the only team with the potential to improve our contracts and that will allow us to strengthen our worldwide presence.”
