A surprising decision by Piqué about the presidency of Barcelona

Gerrard Piqué, the heart of the Barça defense, believes that the time has come to help his club in his candidacy for the presidency of FC Barcelona in the next elections, which will be held at the end of January, given his attractiveness and his ability to work. .

Various media revealed Piqué’s willingness to stand in the Catalan club elections, to be held on January 28, to determine the identity of a successor, Josep Maria Bartomeu, and his board of directors.

The Spanish newspaper “Mundo Deportivo” said that Piqué knew the difficulty of recovering well from his current injury without surgery, which he decided not to undergo despite the recommendation of doctors.

Piqué knows that his position as central will be occupied by Ronald Araujo and Eric García, and that their role has come to help the club from another position in management.

The newspaper stated that Piqué will honorably maintain his position as a player to support young players from the locker room, despite the fact that the law prohibits active players from running for president.

The Spanish newspaper indicated that Piqué has already asked Barcelona to collect the 65,000 votes it needs to enter the elections officially, and asked the current president of the club to change his status as a player and obtain a different position that allows him to run.

The 33-year-old defender attributes his candidacy for the Barça presidency to the 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League last summer, adding that the decision to retire immediately was stopped by Ronald Koeman, current coach of the team, to continue with the blaugrana.

The report revealed Piqué’s plans as a businessman if he wins, who wants to turn the “Camp Nou” into a party scene in order to increase the club’s income, and will take advantage of his relationship with Mark Zuckerberg, owner of “Facebook”, and his wife, singer Shakira, in addition to her experience working in Davis Cup tennis.

Piqué respects the rest of the candidates, especially Joan Laporta, the former president of the club, but believes that he has the charisma and knowledge of the club to beat them, despite having no experience as a coach.

Source: mundodeportivo