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Josep Maria Bartomeu and the board of directors, who had been president of Barcelona of Spain since 2014, resigned.
Bartomeu, who was criticized by some team players, especially Lionel Messi in Barcelona, resigned due to the news after the signatures of the club’s members to lower the board of directors.
Bartomeu at his press conference “I am here to present my resignation and that of other members of the board. This is our common decision.” He said.
After stating that it is not possible to hold a referendum in Barcelona in 15 days due to the proposal of more than 20 thousand club members for the dismissal of the board of directors in the current conditions of the Covid-19 outbreak, Bartomeu said that the selection commission The club decided to resign after “pressure to initiate legal action against the board of directors.”
Bartholomew “The will of the board has never been to maintain a proper place in the club. It was easy to resign after being eliminated in the Champions League (8-2 against Bayern Munich), but we had to guarantee the future of the club in the middle of a Unprecedented global crisis. Who could sign with the coach or with the players? Who could keep Messi going or fix the salaries? As a board of directors we had to do that. “ found in the description.
After specifying that Barcelona will hold the presidential elections as soon as possible according to the director, Bartomeu said that if there were no legal developments regarding the referendum, they had no reason to resign before the elections announced in March and leave the club’s management vacant.
Noting that all the accusations from rival club members about him and the other members of the board who were exposed to insults and threats were “false”, Bartomeu said he was proud to serve Barcelona, who have won a total of 149 cups in all sports branches since 2010. He said he would remain a member of the club.
Referring to the independence initiatives in Catalonia, Bartomeu said: “In one of the most traumatic periods of the club and of Catalonia, we were destined to manage Barcelona. Institutionally, we support freedom of expression and the right to decide our own future.” He said.
In the presidential elections to be held in Barcelona after Bartomeu, the strongest candidates are Víctor Font, Agusti Benedito, Lluis Fernández and Jordi Farre.
The appointed interim administration will determine the date of the election in Barcelona.
Lionel Messi, who wanted to leave the team early in the season but stayed in Barcelona because the management stipulated a unilateral release fee of 700 million euros, had criticized Bartomeu for not keeping his promise in his statements to the press.
He made statements criticizing Luis Suárez, who moved to Atlético de Madrid, and Gerard Piqué de Bartomeu, one of Barcelona’s most important footballers.
