BARTOMEU: A lot of things have been going on as a result of the clash between Messi and Ronaldo, today being the 28th of Oct 2020, it was reported that the Barcelona president, Joseph Bartomeu and his entire board of directors have resigned .
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This was because of the increasing pressure from fans, and majorly because of the public fall out, he had with, the club striker, Lionel Messi. This is not good news for the club.
The Barcelona president started working with the club in 2014, he was allegedly set to receive a vote of no confidence because fans tried to push for his removal.
On the 27th of OCT, at the press conference in NOU CAMP, he revealed his decision to walk away following a board meeting on Monday in Catalonia after the 3-1 El Clasico defeat to Real Madrid.
However, Bartomeu insisted that he would not step down, despite the impending vote of no confidence.
He went further saying that there is no reason for him to resign, that it is not an appropriate time to hand in his resignation. He added that the idea of steeping down has not even crossed his mind.
Bartomeu has been the centre of lionel Messi’s criticism when he announced his shock transfer request to Barcelona earlier this summer.
Considering the fact that the fans want him out, we don’t know if this is good ar bad news as an interim board will now take over and prepare for presidential elections