Joan Laporta's rival is asking the Barcelona president to resign due to three areas of mismanagement
Defeated presidential candidate Vittorio Font remains a critical voice against the struggling incumbent of Barcelona Joan Laporta, and has written an open letter to him with three demands. If he cannot perform these, then Font asked him to resign from the role.
Font pointed out that the potential conflict of interest between the Director Sporting Deco and the commissions earned for the players' business, a potential conflict of interest in the board members who receive financial support from a club supplier, and the situation with Xavi Hernandez are all problems that are symptomatic of wider problems. of the club.
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He asked the club to carry out an audit to clear up transparency issues, and that no risky operation was carried out that could further endanger the club's financial position, citing the sale of assets such as Barca Studios.
Must The door “I don't feel that he has the heart to continue because of the complexity of the situation”, then Font believes that it will be better for Laporta to resign.
The president of Barcelona is not known for his willingness to back down or compromise, but he is undoubtedly entangled in a web of difficult situations. The chances of him resigning still look slim, despite early signs of discontent on match days, with some fans chanting against Laporta.
Full letter below, as provided by Sport: :
Dear President,
I am writing to you because of the deep concern that many members feel about Barca's progress in the economic, social and institutional spheres, which are the areas that must function well if we want sporting successes to accompany us. Not long ago, I shared with our colleagues my diagnosis of the situation in a letter that I have attached to this document.
Only in the last few days have appeared three new symptoms that increase the perception of misgovernance: the information published to the media about the failure of the code of ethics of the club with the payment of the expenses of the personal guarantees of the directors from a supplier, the news about the possible conflicts of interest of the sports director and his task as a representative of the player, and the terrible management of the replacement (or not) of Xavi Hernandez as coach of the our first team.
But, in addition, in the coming weeks the 23-24 season must be closed and the situation of the accounts continues to be one of operational losses. Similarly, there is little time to find a real investor to validate the fake sale of 49% of Barca Studios and who is willing to enter a valuation of 400 million euros, which is an unrealistic value, well above what is the market. willing to pay.
In view of this situation, as a representative of the thousands of members who trusted me in the last election, I would like to ask you, as president, and your Board of Directors the following:
That the club carry out an exercise of transparency in all the problems that have very negatively affected its image and its reputation, as committed at the beginning of the mandate. Especially in the issue of endorsements, which involves non-compliance with the ethical code of the institution, and possible conflicts of interest for the sports director.
That in the coming weeks avoid making any dubious operation that involves an advance payment (Barca *Studios), a new sale of assets (strategic players) and / or that more future income is mortgaged (new agreement with Nike), with the the sole purpose of balancing the accounts and covering the economic reality that has not been corrected.
We need to recognize once and for all where we are and rebuild the institution from the ground up. The situation is critical and maximum professionalism and experience are needed to bring it back. If we take advantage of all the potential we have, we will be able to compete again against the best.
As you remember, at the beginning of your mandate I made our impact plan available to you. I remain at your disposal to help in any way we can. But if, given the complexity of the moment and as it seems because of the poor results obtained from 2021, you do not see yourself with the heart to take Barça forward, we ask you to take a step aside. We represent a new generation of backs and we are ready, ready to transform the club, modernize it and return it once and for all to the place it deserves.
