YOKOHAMA, JAPAN – DECEMBER 20: Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu is embraced by Lionel Messi … [+]
The president of FC Barcelona, Josep Bartomeu, is ready to resign if that is what Lionel Messi needs in order not to leave the club, a report has claimed, at the same time it is rumored that the captain agrees the terms with Manchester City.
According to TV3 in Catalonia, the figure under fire would “agree to step aside and end his term in office”, while also calling for new elections to be held in mid-March following the fall of Blaugrana’s 8-2 against Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
TV3 continue that Bartomeu would only consider such a step, however, “if Messi makes public that the problem is the president” and that he remains. “The club is considering the player to communicate why he wants to leave,” he added, with sports journalist Veronica Brunati tweeting separately that Messi will make an announcement in the coming hours about his future on Thursday afternoon.
In the minutes following the above post, Brunati also claimed that Messi and Manchester City have reached an agreement on the numbers regarding his shock exit from FC Barcelona and a transfer to the Premier League
On Tuesday night, the Ballon d’Or winner shocked the football world by sending an office fax to the Camp Nou communicating his desire to end a 20-year relationship with the club.
He intends to use a clause in his contract that allows him to end at the end of each season, yet Barça denies that it has already expired with new sports director Ramon Planes challenging at the youngster’s revelation yesterday. Francisco Trincao when he was hounded by the press.
“We are not thinking of a single contractual clause,” Planes said. “Messi’s marriage to Barça has given both [parties] a lot, a lot of fun for the fans, and internally we work to convince Messi, to find the best solution for Barça and for Messi. ”
Many believe this is Bartomeu’s exit. But as already mentioned, it is written elsewhere that Messi’s decision is “irreversible”, and even if his lawyers can not immediately make him a free agent, Barça must accept a cash-plus player offer to display the Argentine Pep Guardiola at the Etihad.
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