President of Barcelona FC explains why Messi has left the club

Messi left Barcelona after almost 20 years, and it is not yet known where he will continue his career.

The best player in the history of the club left, so the president had to explain why it happened.
Although the player and the club reached an agreement and had the desire to re-sign, they could not realize it due to economic and structural obstacles, it was announced by Barcelona.
" Good morning everyone, I'm here to explain what happened to Lionel Messi and why he left," Laporta continued:
"I'll try to explain to you exactly what the problem is. La Liga has a four to one rule. So, to give someone a salary of 25 million euros per season, you have to justify it with a salary of 100 million, and that's a lot. We had to sell. The club is working to reduce the salary budget, and with Leo's reduced contract it would be 110 percent of the club's profits, which is not sustainable. All this is a result of large investments in recent years. As for Aguero and Depay, they are not a problem once we release Leo's contract out of the budget."
The financial losses are huge.
"Financial losses are higher than we expected. Players' salaries are too high. We were also blocked by the financial fair play. I can't make a decision that will destroy us. Barcelona as a club is of utmost importance. The numbers we made after the first revision forecasts are much worse than what we were told and what we expected. That led to much bigger losses and debt. We will not pledge the club. I am not willing to pledge the club's rights to get out financially, not even for him, not even for the best player in the world." We are an institution. We are grateful to Leo for everything," said the president of Barcelona FC. ...