Barcelona will 'fight' Premier League exodus, says president

European champions Barcelona will "fight" to stop the best players joining the Premier League, says the club's president Josep Maria Bartomeu. 

The Premier League's new £5.1bn television deal will give English clubs huge financial power from the 2016-17 season.
But European champions Barcelona feel they can combat the threat.
"We are going to fight against the Premier League. We want to have the best players in our league," Bartomeu told BBC Sport.
"It's true that the Premier League right now is the best league competition in the world, not only in a sporting way but in terms of income too."
In recent years, the Premier League's top players, including Gareth Bale and Luis Suarez, have moved to La Liga with Spanish clubs keeping their top stars.

Josep Maria Bartomeu has been Barcelona president for a year and a half

But the English league will get stronger from the new deal.
Bartomeu said: "The new Premier League television rights contract is something that the rest of the leagues have to follow.
"But no other club in the world has as big an income as Barcelona."
Asked if that meant he would ever consider selling four-time world player of the year Lionel Messi, Bartomeu replied: "Ha. No, no, no, no."
Bartomeu, 52, was elected last week to remain as Barcelona president for a six-year term.
In leading one of the world's biggest clubs, who won an unprecedented second Treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League last season, Bartomeu has a powerful voice within the game.
And speaking to the English media before Barcelona's pre-season game with Manchester United in Santa Clara on Saturday, Bartomeu covered a range of issues.