Of which there are many. However, some said it was an error to sell so many rights, including the stadium name and different kit sponsorships, within the same pack. Although no financial details have been announced, industry sources say the deal is worth 62.5 million a year for the next three seasons. He was supposedly the favourite to become Barcelonas new president before Victor Font holds a great deal of power at Barcelona. It is an unreal idea, more a message of optimism.. Barcelona "The club is better than two years ago. Last Wednesday, Victor Font, Joan Laporta and Toni Freixa were invited by the interim president, Carles Tusquets, to watch the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg against Sevilla. It is a moderate joy, but we are on the right path. On his return as president, Laporta made it very clear he had to rescue a club who had been brought close to ruin by predecessors Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell. Reverter appointed his former Mediamarkt colleague Xavier Mas in June. Barcelona president Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said several signings will be announced next week but would not confirm that Ronald Koeman will remain the club's coach next season. Stresses still remain, as the clubs financial problems mean lots of uncertainty over player contracts and thus their futures. However multiple sources say that the situation has become increasingly chaotic as doors have kept revolving in many different departments. Joan Laporta, Victor Font and Toni Frexia were the only remaining candidates. His election victory, easily beating only real challenger Victor Font, was all about socios, as the clubs members are known, wanting to return the club to its traditional values. Barcelona President Joan Laporta has added a little wood to the fire, after admitting that he would like to sign Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva.The "We had authorisation from LaLiga for Leo's contract to be included. However, some of their decisions have been questionable. Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said the club can compete with Saudi Arabia's offer for Lionel Messi, even if they cannot match it financially. Listen to this article00:001x 1.5x 1.8x. He was also vital in organising and promoting the relaunched Espai Barca Nou Camp rebuild project giving a key press conference before Octobers club AGM which persuaded initially sceptical socios about the wisdom of taking on even more debt to renovate the stadium. They are our rivals to boot and a team that we've faced in the past.". Some Barca fans might not understand allying with your biggest rival, but the two clubs have a lot of interests in common, and can take on the institutions together, says a source. Were correcting the mistakes made in the past has been a common theme of dialogue from the Laporta administration. Madrid, who finished as runners-up to Barca last season in LaLiga, have added Jude Bellingham, Joselu, Fran Garcia and former Barca target Arda Guler this summer. Laporta Sporting director Mateu Alemany and international department director Jordi Cruyff were beaming too. Laporta "We are missing a right-back and we are working on it. Joan Laporta has been named as Barcelona president for a second time after winning the club's election. Barcelona president Joan Laporta has detailed their failure to re-sign Lionel Messi . Revealed: The first player Xavi asked Joan Laporta to sign for "We have won the Spanish League and we can continue exercising dominance in this competition. Laporta Try a week on us. Laporta is a constant presence around the training ground, speaking to everyone, hugging the players after victories. Barcelona Joan Laporta and Jordi Cruyff speak on Dembl's situation pic.twitter.com/Ac2Eaj0V9H, FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 2, 2022. The Norway striker, his former-footballer father Alf Inge and his agent Mina Raiola visited Barcelona and spoke to Laporta last year. Behind the scenes though, there is still an awful lot of work to do, and uncertainty about whether the current regime has the club heading in the right direction. Set up under Bartomeu, Barca Studios produces audiovisual content for use on the clubs own channels or sale to global broadcasters. More phones were ringing at the Camp Nou offices this week, than the week before, for sure.. They also said that nobody will be hired to replace Reverter as chief executive; instead, the president is now taking an even more active role in the day to day decision-making. This Champions League has cost us a lot to play and maybe we will end up winning it," Laporta posed. 06 Aug 21. 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FC Barcelona and its president Joan Laporta have confirmed reports that under-fire coach Ronald Koeman will continue in the manager's job next season, following widespread speculation he could be replaced by Xavi Hernandez. Many of the members wanted to see vice president Joaquim Peris de Vargas take over the club, but many others were fiercely opposed to the idea, Francesc de Mox was elected as President of Barcelona Football Club on 30 June 1913 at a meeting held in the Condal College, which was attended by 700 people at which Gamper left the Club to attend to personal matters, Otto Gmelin became president of Futbol Club Barcelona on October 14, 1909. He put together a structure and a programme that was broadly welcomed, becoming the early favourite, although that has diminished markedly during the campaign. No Notifications to show at the moment. England's Williamson: My World Cup dream 'over' 1d Tom Hamilton. Also on the list are a new left-back and a top forward. Leao has been one of the most prominent faces in Stefano Piolis Milan side over the past couple of campaigns. All rights reserved. The 2022 World Cup winner is to be unveiled at Inter Miami on Sunday after leaving Paris Saint-Germain as a free agent last month. Who is Victor Font and what did he say? Barca president: We are better than Real Madrid. Marc Graupera Alom / AFP7 via Getty Images. The only one of the candidates not to have previously played a directorial role at the club, Font was the first to announce his intention to stand. FC Barcelona President Laporta Confirms Champions all rights reserved. Sunday's jigsaw of media images and soundbites -- Barcelona's captain taking his son to the Camp Nou to vote in the presidential elections, Laporta's pre-election The Barcelona president gave few explanations and spent a lot of time attackin. And making even those figures fit inside La Ligas salary limits would test even the impressive creativity of Alemany. The first thing an investor looks for in these situations is who is leading the project, says an industry source. And not just Dembele and long-serving Sergi Roberto, whose contracts expire in June. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. Find all the players that have played for Bara! Transfers & rumours . In an exclusive interview with CBS Sports, Laporta gives Nico Cantor and myself his expectations ahead of the 2022-23 campaign and admits he'd love to re-sign Messi. Throughout his stay in Paris he has been regularly linked with a return to the club to reunite with good friend Messi and Laporta has claimed that he spoke with the 29-year-old about re-joining earlier this year before the scale of Barcelona's financial issues became so apparent. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. 36, returning to play for Barca before the end Last month, Barca received approval from LaLiga for its financial plan, allowing the club to register players. People are happy at the moment, the team is playing well again, so there is not so much focus on what is happening in the clubs offices. The Dutchman was fired after Barca lost their second La Liga game in a row following their 2-1 home defeat by Real Madrid in the Clasico on Sunday. There remains a real possibility that more senior players will be sold this summer should other revenue sources not materialise. Therefore, the Bara board resigned and constituted a Management Committee, After the collective resignation of the Board of Directors presided by Enric Reyna on 6 May, an interim Management Committee, headed by the president of the Statutory-Economic Commission, took over the management of the Club as indicated by the Club Statutes, Enric Reyna Martnez became president of FC Barcelona on February 12, 2003, after Joan Gaspart had publicly announced that he was resigning from the position, Joan Gaspart i Solves became president of FC Barcelona on July 23, 2000, following an election with an extraordinarily high turnout, with 45,888 votes cast (almost half of eligible voters), On May 6, 1978, Josep Llus Nez (Barakaldo, 1931-Barcelona 2018) won the presidential elections by a narrow margin, He was the Clubs interim president from December 18, 1977 to July 1, 1978, the day Josep Llus Nez ascended to the presidency, Agust Montal i Costa (Barcelona, 1934 Barcelona 2017), son of ex-president Agust Montal i Galobart (1946-1952), was vice president of the board under Narcs de Carreras and following his resignation decided to stand for the post himself. Instead, he and his board have been dealing with issues as they arise, and improvising their way forwards. "It's a strange feeling and I didn't enjoy seeing him play for a rival club that we have faced in the past. FC Barcelona President Joan Laporta has attacked Real Madrid in a sensational speech on Sunday. Eduard Romeu remains a vice-president and the idea is that in the near future he will take on more executive duties, club sources say.

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