Lionel Messi & others elect new Barcelona president. Among the electors were Messi himself, his partners, and previous president Bartomeu. Barcelona have by and by chose Juan Laporta as their leader.
Lionel Messi supplanted the beset and expelled Josep Maria Bartomeu.
Club individuals casted a ballot 58-year-old Mr. Laporta to crush rivals Victor Font and Toni Freixa on Sunday, NAN reports.
Mr. Laporta, who was in charge from 2003 to 2010, amassed 19,293 votes after 75% of votes were tallied, procuring him triumph.
His nearest rival, Mr. Text style had 10,404 votes, while Freixa came third with 3,346 votes.
Commending his triumph at Camp Nou, he attempted to move the certainty of the players and fans with respect to the club’s Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League most recent 16-second leg tie against Paris Saint Germain.
“How about we go to Paris and check whether we can turn it around,” Mr. Laporta said in spite of Barcelona heading into the conflict 4-1 behind.
The political decision for his substitution got fundamental after Mr. Bartomeu ventured down in October following a demonstration of general disapproval.
Mr. Laporta’s most noteworthy test will currently be the way to balance the club’s gross obligation of about €1.2 billion and presumably how to keep their best player, Lionel Messi, whose agreement lapses in the late spring and can leave the club free of charge.
Among the citizens were Messi himself, his colleagues, and previous president Bartomeu.
Coming about because of a web-based media outrage, ‘Barcagate,’ police had a week ago put Mr. Bartomeu in confinement while they did an examination in regards to supposed degenerate practices with an organization contracted to guide the undertakings of the club’s online presence.