Barcelona €1.35bn in debt as president Joan Laporta blasts 'terrible inheritance'

Barcelona president Joan Laporta says club salaries represent 103% of income at the Nou Camp

Barcelona club president Joan Laporta. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has opened up on the club’s “very worrying” financial situation, revealing the LaLiga giants are €1.35bn in debt.

Laporta blamed his predecessor Josep Bartomeu for a “terrible inheritance” which he says sees club salaries representing 103% of income at the Nou Camp.