Former Barcelona director Emili Rousaud cited the “embarrassing” behaviour of Gerard Piqué, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba as a key factor behind the financial issues which continue to plague the La Liga champions to this day.
The aforementioned trio made a combined 1,719 appearances for the Catalan giants during a trophy-laden spell in Barcelona. By the time the COVID pandemic hit in the spring of 2020, robbing the club of matchday income which made up an enormous slice of their overall revenue, Piqué, Busquets and Alba were three of the highest-paid players on the club’s books.
