LaLiga: You can’t still sign players despite forcing me, Alba, Busquets out – Pigue slams Barca 

Former Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has slammed the club over their questionable financial decisions following the departures of Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets.

Pique announced his retirement in the middle of the 2022-23 season to ease the financial burden on the football club.

And following Pique’s departure, Alba and Busquets played their last games for the club last weekend to reduce pressure on the club’s wage bill. 

All three players were long-time servants of the Catalonian giants.

The Catalan giants’ recent history is littered with questionable financial decisions which include misfiring big-money signings and a monumental wage bill.

Pique believes that despite his conscious decision to retire and lighten the financial load, the situation did not improve. 

He told members of the Kings League, via Daily Mail, “I’m glad I left because I gave Barca space on the salary scale. 

“But it seems that, despite this, there are still financial problems. I wonder who should go now. They said that we are responsible for our salaries [Pique, Busquets, Alba]. Now, we’ve all left and yet they can’t sign players!”