Local fans call Quang Hai's name during Pau's training session; Barca is 'pumped' with 277 million USD

Barca was "pumped" with 277 million USD

Barca has just announced an agreement to sell 10% of La Liga television rights to global investment firm Sixth Street Partners. This is the first economic lever in the resolution to sell 25% of La Liga television rights that the Club's Board of Members just approved on June 16.

Barca has another lever: selling 49.9% of the franchise rights to sell club-related merchandise. It is expected that the La Liga runner-up can earn 623 million USD from these two deals.

"We are activating the necessary measures to stabilize the club's finances. Sixth Street Partners is an investor with extensive experience in media and sports, and a love of football," said Barca President Joan Laporta.

Barca has the money to buy Lewandowski. Photo:Reuters

Barca is in deep financial trouble due to a debt of more than $1 billion left over from the time of former President Josep Bartomeu. The club's revenue has also plummeted during the two-year Covid-19 pandemic. Last summer, to cut costs, Laporta had to release Lionel Messi and loan Antoine Griezmann to Atletico Madrid.

With the money pumped back in, Barca have the wherewithal to sign new contracts. In July, defensive midfielder Frank Kessie and centre-back Andreas Christensen are likely to join the Camp Nou on free transfers from AC Milan and Chelsea, respectively. Barca could also close in on Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski for around 50 million.

On the other hand, Barca have released full-back Dani Alves and striker Luuk De Jong. In addition, the club is still negotiating the sale of midfielder Frenkie De Jong to Man Utd.

Local fans called Quang Hai's name during Pau's training session

During Quang Hai's second training session at Pau Club, many locals came to watch the team's new recruit. On the sidelines, they shouted: "Hai, Hai".

Pau FC fans shared that they knew Quang Hai was very famous and a star in Vietnam. Therefore, they came to see what this midfielder could do. After watching Pau FC's match practice, a fan rated Quang Hai quite highly and hoped that this player could contribute a lot to the team.

Quang Hai during a training session with Pau FC on the afternoon of June 30, Paris time. Photo:Pau FC

On the field, Quang Hai was given detailed instructions by coach Didier Tholot. During the first month, the Vietnamese player will have his own interpreter to understand what the coaching staff wants to convey. The fans here are also ready to support Quang Hai in the process of learning French to help him integrate quickly.

PSG has a new coach

This information was confirmed by transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano. The team at Parc des Princes will carry out a revolution with Christophe Galtier on the coaching seat and Luis Campos in the position of football director.

PSG paid 10 million euros to release Galtier from his contract with Nice. Previously, the Ligue 1 champions also agreed a compensation fee for former captain Mauricio Pochettino of 10 million euros.

Galtier is set to become the teacher of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Neymar.

Galtier started his coaching career in 2009. To date, he has led 3 French clubs, Saint-Etienne, Lille and Nice. In the 2020/21 season, the French strategist helped Lille overthrow PSG to win the Ligue 1 championship after more than 10 years of waiting.

Galtier has not yet taken office but he has a new recruit, Vitinha. The Portuguese midfielder has just joined PSG from Porto in a contract worth 40 million euros. In the near future, the rich French team wants to own midfielder Renato Sanches and center back Milan Skriniar. These two contracts could cost PSG approximately 100 million euros.