Barcelona in crisis as six directors resign citing the way club is being run - MW

The Barcelona crisis worsened after the resignation of six members of the board of directors, including two vice-presidents and the man Josep Maria Bartomeu identified as his successor.

In a collective letter addressed to a notary, they mentioned their inability to change the management of the club and called for the presidential election as soon as possible.

On Tuesday, Bartomeu tried to encourage vice-presidents Emili Rousaud and Enrique Tombas as well as directors Silvio Elias and Josep Pont to resign when he sought to counter those who criticized his management of the club, but he did not made. doubt that they will join Jordi Calsamiglia and Maria Teixidor, secretary of the board of directors.

Thursday evening, a letter signed by six people was published by the newspaper La Vanguardia and Teixidor informed Bartomeu of his decision by telephone. Rousaud was appointed vice-president in early January when Bartomeu sought to implement the succession plan.

Bartomeu was not required to hold elections until 2021, when he could not rise, but several members of the board of directors - including those who resigned - asked him to give this date. forward. According to the club's rules, Bartomeu can continue during the presidency because the number of resigners is less than 50% of the board of directors. These laws also stipulate that there must be at least 14 members of the board of directors and six resignations have reduced this number to 13. It is possible that the next resignation may occur when the crisis worsens. .

The relationship has been strained for a while and tension has been brought to the surface in particular by Bartomeu, managing the players' salary cuts, which have caused Lionel Messi and the captains of the penalty The club has publicly criticized the club .

The same damage has been alleged as Barcelona paid I3 Ventures to create online accounts believed to have written stories protecting the president and ruining the image of some players and former players. first. It was claimed that the service was paid for in three installments, supposedly to avoid being detected by internal financial controls, and a letter from six officers calling for an investigation into Bar Barcagate, by Price Waterhouse Cooper performing, being concluded and , if applicable, the measures taken and the money refunded.

Barcelona issued a statement denying the fault and Bartomeu called the allegations completely wrong. I3 also denied any fault.

Rousaud and Tombas joined Susana Monje, Javier Faus, Carles Villarrubí, Manuel Aroyo and Jordi Mestre as vice-presidents who resigned under Bartomeu, both as president and vice-president. Eleven of the 21 board members resigned and of the vice-presidents who started with him in 2015, only one remained.

MW