Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu is ready to face a vote of no confidence after a petition to take away him gained the required variety of signatures from members on Thursday. If the signatures are accepted, a vote can be held in October, when two thirds of these voting should go towards the present board to be able to set off presidential elections. These elections would happen a while between November and January, an advance on the present schedule, which is not going to see them taking place till March.
Bartomeu and his regime have overseen a interval of chaos and decline at Barca, which culminated in Lionel Messi attempting to depart the membership this summer time.
Messi accused the board of getting “no challenge or something for a very long time”.
He additionally mentioned Bartomeu had “broken his word” over a clause in his contract that Messi claimed allowed him to go at no cost.
The Argentina ahead might nonetheless depart when his contract expires subsequent summer time however a unique board might change his considering earlier than he is ready to negotiate with different golf equipment in January.
Victor Font, one of many main rival candidates to develop into Barcelona’s president, has linked his candidacy to the arrival of Xavi Hernandez, Messi’s former teammate, as coach.
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The movement towards Bartomeu was introduced ahead by ‘Mes Que Una Mocio’ (Extra Than A Movement), who introduced on Thursday that they had 20,731 signatures, considerably greater than the 16,520 wanted to succeed in the second stage.
The signatures can be offered to the membership for approval in a while Thursday.
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