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There have been pinker times for FC Barcelona. For example, a year ago, on April 16, 2019, the Catalans in the Champions League quarterfinals simply annulled Manchester United in a grandiose way. 3-0 at home, led by a masterful Lionel Messi (32).
This year, however, no one is worshiping the magic kicker at the soccer temple called Camp Nou. The stadium remains closed due to blockage of the crown. Still not calm in the giant club. On the contrary: there is a bitter power struggle. A week ago, six of the club’s 19 directors launched their begging, protesting against the leadership style of President Josep Bartomeu (57). At the same time, they call for new immediate elections.
Messi and Co defamed?
The indictment against Bartomeu, who has been Barça’s boss since 2014, has it all: He is said to have commissioned the company “I3 Ventura” to employ past and current employees, including training legend Pep Guardiola and superstar Lionel Messi. , in the Defame social networks. For this, Bartomeu dropped a million dollars. His motive: to strengthen the club’s management in public.
A nightmare for the public relations department at one of the largest soccer clubs in the world. At first it was called “Barcagate”. Now the “Sport” sheet near Barça is releasing heavy verbal weapons. “Barcagate” is a “civil war”, a “time bomb”.
The club’s management immediately fights back, denying in a statement, “categorically any action that can be described as corruption, and has declared itself ready to initiate the corresponding criminal prosecution. FC Barcelona cannot tolerate accusations that seriously damage the image of the institution.
Wind against all sides
However, the topic should not be off the table yet. And the club will not rest for long, because the following player has already shot arrows at Bartomeu: Victor Font. The 47-year-old businessman launched the project “Si al Futur” (German: “Yes to the future”). This is the slogan with which Font wants to storm the presidential headquarters of FC Barcelona in 2021.
He uses the leadership crisis to rub his hand and hit the falling boss the next right. In an open letter on his home page, Font writes that Barcelona is “financially bankrupt and in moral disintegration.” It is not the first time that the 26-time Spanish champion is said to have money problems. In the past three years, Barça have spent more than 400 million Swiss francs on Antoine Griezmann (29), Ousmane Dembélé (22) and Philippe Coutinho (27) alone.
Multiple players before sale
Bartomeu may have to bake smaller rolls in the next transfer stages. As “As” reports, the squad will be severely reduced. Dembélé, Coutinho, Rakitic (32), Arturo Vidal (32), Nelson Semedo (26), Junior Firpo (23), Samuel Umtiti (26), Jean-Clair Todibo (20) and winter newcomer Martin Braithwaite (28 ) on the final list for the club to get closer to black again.
A return to normality, on the other hand, is an illusion in Barcelona. Messi’s adoration must continue to wait. And the mud fight on the carpet floor could get even dirtier. (tell)
