Joseph Bartomeu resigned last week from his post as the Barcelona president after enough ’no confidence’ votes were collected. The elections dates have not been moved forward, with the voting to take place in January instead of March.
Pere Riera has already announced that he is in the running to become the next president. He already has plans for the club, but they do not have Lionel Messi at its center. Riera said:
Lionel Messi confirmed a couple of months back that he wanted to leave Barcelona this summer. However, the club and La Liga insisted that he was still under contract as the clause to help him leave for free had expired.
The Argentine star also pointed out that he stayed at Barcelona because he did not want to take the Catalan giants to court. Talking to Goal in an exclusive interview, Lionel Messi had said:
Manchester City are still interested in signing Lionel Messi and are reportedly readying a pre-contract in January. The Argentine’s current deal at Barcelona expires in the summer.
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