They accuse Barcelona of bullying and harassment
Barcelona is receiving criticism lately for its way of managing the departures of its players. Cases like those of Martin Braithwaite or Frankie de Jong They have been criticized from the country of origin of both footballers. The Dane does not fit into Xavi’s plans and Barcelona sees in the Dutchman a source of income with which to finance all the signings they want to bring, so they are forcing him to accept a exit.
Martin Braithwaite is one of the players, together with Umtiti or Sergiño Dest, who does not enter the plans of Xavi Hernandez this season, and so it has been made known both at the end of the last season and during the preseason of this campaign. The coach made it very clear that he had to find a team if he wanted to have minutes. Xavi endorsed his intention with the Dane, since he did not call him for the summer tour of the United States and has left him without a bib for this season. In addition, as he was expected, he did not call him for the first league game against Rayo Vallecano.
Despite the clarity with which the Egarense explained his situation in the team, the Dane has no intention of facilitating his departure and is determined to fulfill the two-year contract that he still has signed with the Barcelona. With two weeks to go until the transfer market closes, the situation seems entrenched, because he wants the club to pay him the entire contract that remains to be fulfilled, while Barça offers him the freedom letter so that you can demand a signing bonus from the team you join, since it will arrive for free. This situation has bothered the sports management of the Catalan club a lot and from the offices of Arístides Maillol they do not rule out ending up yielding but doing it on the last day of the market, at the last moment, which would greatly restrict the teams to which braithwaite could go, since by that time all the teams want to have their respective squads complete.
Michael Sahl Hansen, director of the Danish Players Association, has denounced the treatment that the striker is receiving from Barcelona and has not hesitated to criticize the entity chaired by Joan Laporta. “The treatment that Martin is experiencing is completely unreasonable. Something that probably falls between bullying and harassment. It is shameful how Barcelona is trying to get him out of his contract, out of his job. A player who came to his rescue when they were under pressure is now out of favor. Where is the decency?” criticized Hansen, who lamented that “we cannot do anything to help Martin”, since Barça has not broken any rules with the striker.
Michael Sahl Hansen insisted in his defense that the two parties must comply with what they agreed upon at the time. Braithwaite was announced on February 20, 2020 after paying Leganés the €18 million of your termination clause. Barcelona received permission to sign him outside the transfer period due to Ousmane Dembélé’s long-term injury.
«A contract is a contract and FC Barcelona and Martin agreed for two more years. Martín must continue to fulfill his part of the agreement. And so must FC Barcelona. And besides, it would be up to one of the biggest clubs in the world to treat its players with mayor respect», concluded the Danish executive.
Marco Van Basten He has joined the criticism of Barcelona for the pressure he is exerting on Frenkie de Jong to leave or accept a salary cut. Some complaints that were also recently expressed van der vaart. “Johan Cruyff would have been ashamed to see how Barça is behaving” with Frenkie de Jong, explained in ‘Ziggo Sport’. “Barça has been below their standards,” added the one who was one of the best players in the world. He also criticized Manchester United, a team that wants the midfielder: «It seems strange to me that every year of preparation they make a kind of world trip. this is deadly for the group. It’s ridiculous and very bad for the players. They do everything they can to make more money, but it’s silly.”