Barcelona’s Messi scar may never fade but Laporta’s brutal clear-out has put the club on the road to recovery

Blaugrana fans are still reeling from the loss of a living legend but the Catalans are now finally starting to get their finances under controlBarcelona ripped the bandage off this summer. If last year they pulled nervously at the edges, forcing out Luis Suarez, Ivan Rakitic and Arturo Vidal, this year, painful as it was, they gritted their teeth and finished the job.

An obvious scar remains, one which may never fully fade: Lionel Messi’s agonising departure to Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer. 

However, with Antoine Griezmann following the Argentine out of Camp Nou, the club resisting Ilaix Moriba’s wage demands while ridding themselves of dead wood, Barcelona can start making their financial recovery. Read More