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Friday, April 10, 2020 at
Six members of the Barcelona board have immediately resigned. Firstly, this concerns Vice President Emili Rousaud and Chief Financial Officer Enrique Tombas. Rousaud, who had only been on duty since January, and Tombas had already learned internally from President Josep Maria Bartomeu that they were no longer needed and asked to leave. Otherwise, their range of tasks would be significantly reduced, it was predicted.
Following Rousaud and Tombas, Silvio Elias, Maria Teixidor, Josep Pont and Jordi Clasamiglia also announced that they will leave immediately. In a letter to the Spanish media, the six jointly indicate that they do not agree with the direction that Bartomeu is leading in Barcelona. For example, people are not online about the club’s future during the crown crisis and regret the Barçagate. “We discovered this through media reports,” the statement read.
The assumption Barçagate It has caused many disturbances internally. Barcelona would have hired a public relations agency in the amount of a million euros to polish Bartomeu’s image, although the top sports director has always denied it. This was reportedly done by putting other (critical) parties, with a relationship to Barcelona, in a bad light. Important people like Lionel Messi, Josep Guardiola and Gerard Piqué were attacked through social networks.
Although Rousaud, Tomás, Elías, Teixidor, Pont and Clasamiglia also insist on the letter on premature presidential elections, the media in Spain indicate the statutes of the club that establish that a situation like this is not a reason for new elections. The advice of The Azulgrana Despite the departure of the six, it still consists of thirteen people, including Bartomeu. In principle, the presidential elections cannot be held until next summer, when Bartomeu’s term ends, unless the administrative situation at the Camp Nou changes radically.
Bartomeu will not regret Rousaud’s departure. Although the two directors had only worked together for a few months, it soon became apparent that their opinions differed considerably. According to reports, Bartomeu mainly wants fellow directors who think about the present of the club and not the future. The six, for example, disagreed with the way in which the supposedly difficult conversations between the club’s management and the group of players about the salary delivery were held.
Like many other companies in Spain, which have been severely affected by the crown crisis and have been in a total blockade since March 15, Barcelona uses the legislation of the Temporary Worker Adjustment Plan (ERTE). This applied to 309 of the 540 employees of the Spanish superior club. The ERTE normally stipulates that employees receive only thirty percent of their salary for up to six months and work fewer hours than stated in their contract. However, thanks to the financial effort of the players and a contribution from the club itself, the affected employees retain their full salary.
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