Gerard Pique Wants To Be FC Barcelona President Someday

Gerard Pique (FC Barcelona defender) talked about his desire to remain a fixture in Barca after his world football career is over. Pique expressed a desire to succeed Sandro Rossell as Barca President in the near future.

Pique made his remarks in an interview with El Mundo Deportivo which was eventually published in Goal.com. Pique further said that his passion is world football, and that he would have liked another job if he were not a player.

Pique stated that his reason was for a love of world football. Pique also adopted a wait-and-see attitude towards his future.

While Pique discussed his future with Barca, he has to inform himself about Barca including finances. Javier Faus (FC Barcelona Finance Vice President) acknowledged that the club needs to reduce its debt further.

Faus proposed (in the Barca website) a change in the statutes that would set a limit on debt. The change would also include a prohibition on the closing of a season with losses.

Faus also proposed the inclusion of mandatory reserve assets on a yearly basis in order to stabilize Barca's finances. Faus acknowledged that the debt incurred by Barca was reduced from 430 to 364 million euros or 15.5 percent.

Faus recognized that the ideal debt for Barca would be "over 200 Million Euros". Barca has written a budget for the 2011-2012 season which includes a cost of 430.2 million euros, profit of 20.1 million euros, and revenue to the tune of 461.1 million euros.

Faus admitted that FC Barcelona would have to win the Spanish League and be able to reach the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals. It remains to be seen what will transpire with Barca.