Joan Laporta

[DonAK]

Elections in summer 2015 please.

 

[Ini8]

Do you guys know who will run for elections in 2016?

Most likely Laporta, Benedito and Bartomeu.

 

[Kohe321]

Elections in summer 2015 please.

+1. Or tomorrow if possible.

 

[DonAK]

Most likely Laporta, Benedito and Bartomeu.

Carles Vilarrubí is considering to stand as well.

 

[Hamzah]

Illuminati

 

[Alarcón]

Carles Vilarrubí is considering to stand as well.

Rothschild guy, no thanks

 

[KingMessi]

Benedito is said to have Monchi on his ticket. :eusa_think:

 

[Andrew M]

Benedito is said to have Monchi on his ticket. :eusa_think:

I was about to post something along those lines.

I wonder who Laporta would have. Monchi has been a sorcerer at Sevilla

 

[Barcaman]

I wonder who Laporta would have. Monchi has been a sorcerer at Sevilla

Laporta had Beckham when he ran and won in 2003.

 

[D10S_JC]

@fiazhamsath: Cadena Ser reported Laporta met with Mendes, preparing for his presidential campaign.

 

[DonAK]

He probably asked him about the transfer market, besides, they both have good relations so they might have just met up if both were in town. Expect the Madrid media to make a big deal out of it.

 

[Frodo_FCB]

It appears that we are going to early elections, right? Laporta and Benedito are pushing to this direction..

 

[khaled_a_d]

It appears that we are going to early elections, right? Laporta and Benedito are pushing to this direction..

Current board won't allow it IMO

 

[DonAK]

It appears that we are going to early elections, right? Laporta and Benedito are pushing to this direction..

Only if they get the 15% for vote of no confidence and then the 66% needed to kick Bartomeu out, that would mean early elections, otherwise, no chance. These suckers are gonna do their best to survive their complete term.

 

[pacp_96]

Jorge Mendes meeting shows Laporta's making moves

Despite recently stating that he hasn't decided whether to run in Barcelona's presidential elections, Joan Laporta has started setting the wheels in motion to do just that.

Laporta, who served as the club's supremo from 2003 to 2010, has begun manoeuvring in case the current board decides to call early elections (they are presently scheduled to take place in 2016). One of his first moves was to break bread with one of the most powerful people in football today, Portuguese super-agent Jorge Mendes.

The pair sat down for a hush-hush lunch meeting at Restaurante Filandón, a traditional roadside establishment located by the motorway on the outskirts of Madrid - the perfect place for a secret rendezvous. Their cover was blown by the fact that several acquaintances, including Juventus striker Fernando Llorente and his agent Vicente Garrido, happened to be dining there at the same time.

Laporta and Mendes go way back: the Portuguese businessman engineered several transfers to the Camp Nou while Laporta was at the helm and was even involved in discussions over the possible appointment of José Mourinho as Barça's coach, though this obviously never came to fruition and Pep Guardiola ended up getting the job.

During the meeting, Mendes gave Laporta the lowdown on the lie of the land in the transfer market right now, since the lawyer has been out of football for the last four seasons. The 52-year-old, who is also a Catalan MP, wants to cover all the bases ahead of his likely bid to regain power and can take heart from the fact that he's currently ahead in all the polls.

Ronaldo and Mou are coming coming to Barca