His involvement Gerard Pique with Andorra from 2018 has brought the unheralded Spanish club into the B-division, however the immediate future may find the club… out of sorts!
You see, the government of the state of Andorra decided not to renew the contract which is being completed next summer for the Estadi Nacional, wanting to turn it into a multi-purpose stadium.
Thus, Pique’s team is asked to find another venue, which according to him cannot happen in the country, which has no other stadium capable of hosting matches of the level at which Andorra competes.
“We have invested over four million euros so that the Estadi Nacional can host league matches and now they want to throw us out.
There are no facilities in Andorra that we can use next year. Thank you for kicking us out of the country.
We have no choice but to leave and change the team name. Congratulations, you left the country without a professional team” the veteran defender wrote on Twitter.
The country’s Minister of Culture and Sports, Monica Bonnell, commented for her part that “Pique’s words do not correspond to reality, the government has embraced Andorra.
The investment made by the club reached three million euros, we know they want to build a new stadium and we will support them as much as we can. Until then, however, it is up to them to find an alternative solution, inside or outside Andorra.”
Hem invertit mes de 4M d’euros en adequar l’Estadi Nacional perque @LaLiga ens deixi jugar i ara ens feu fora. No hi ha cap instal.lacio esportiva a Andorra amb condiciones per poder competir l’any que ve. Gracies per expulsar-nos del pais. No ens queda una altra solucio que… https://t.co/XOkAzaxkk5
— Gerard Pique (@3gerardpique) October 7, 2023
Source: Sport Fm
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