Josep Maria Bartomeu

[El Flaco]

Such a shame that Florentino Pérez isn't a culé...

I would much rather have him as our club president (who's also a great businessman) than the likes of Rosell/Barto...

 

[MagIX]

let's see how cleverly we will spend the money
i think the effects of the naymar deal will push the prices up....

 

[Barcaman]

Benedito and Laporta are roasting him on twitter.

Tbf. Laporta isn't making much sense. Did he really imply Neymar is the best in the world? He off all people should be happy he is gone and we are in a chance of getting back to our former style.

 

[Devils]

Tbf. Laporta isn't making much sense. Did he really imply Neymar is the best in the world? He off all people should be happy he is gone and we are in a chance of getting back to our former style.

I personally think he is just using it for political agenda. I think he was only implying that it was the incompetence of the board that caused Neymar to leave.

Which we all know isn't the entire story of it.

Benedito also spoke to BBC about it and makes some great points:

Speaking to BBC Sport, Benedito believes the current board bears a "very evident responsibility" for the loss of Neymar, explaining: "The player has the final word, but the board is responsible for creating the circumstances in which that decision is taken.

"Ultimately, what Bartomeu has achieved is earning 220 million euros. And if you look at it economically, we have made an extraordinary sale - nobody has ever sold a player for that much money.

"But I'm with [Barca captain] Andres Iniesta, who said last week that he'd prefer to have Neymar than the money."

Like many fans, Benedito is downcast at the prospect of losing Neymar, believing it will be impossible to replace him with a player of equal standing.

"I use the analogy of chess," he said. "At Barca, Messi is the king but Neymar was the queen, and in chess you are never interested in sacrificing your queen.

"If you sacrifice your queen for a knight or a bishop, it's always a bad deal. And that's what we're talking about here. We have sold our second most important piece and it is disastrous for the team."

With ex-president Rosell facing a long jail sentence and the club still haunted by all the controversies of recent years, Benedito was eager to emphasise that his unhappiness with the running of the club stems from much more than just football.

"Rosell and Bartomeu are two sides of the same coin," he claimed. "And we are in an extremely grave situation institutionally - I repeat, institutionally. Not only in sporting terms.

"There have never been so many reasons to introduce a motion of censure, and I think it's completely fair that the club's members should decide whether the board continues or not. It's a matter of democracy."

 

[Luftstalag14]

I really don't see how Bartomeu and co. could have done differently to make N$ymar stay so I failed to see what their criticism is over this. Offering him more money to match his offer from P$G? Unthinkable. Selling Messi to make N$ymar the No.1? Unthinkable.

 

[Barcaman]

I personally think he is just using it for political agenda. I think he was only implying that it was the incompetence of the board that caused Neymar to leave.

Which we all know isn't the entire story of it.

Benedito also spoke to BBC about it and makes some great points:

Cheers for posting Benedito quotes. Sounds sensible.

 

[Richard.H]

I really don't see how Bartomeu and co. could have done differently to make N$ymar stay so I failed to see what their criticism is over this. Offering him more money to match his offer from P$G? Unthinkable. Selling Messi to make N$ymar the No.1? Unthinkable.

Neymar reportedly has wanted to leave since last season. Barto should've done something about this: Either finding a replacement immediately or negotiating with PSG so they could get the player faster, helping both parties.

Instead he was still in numerous marketing campaigns for the club. Even 2 days ago he was doing marketing for Barca in China, which is just completely awkward.

Also, unrelated to Neymar: It's almost the end of the transfer season and we haven't had any big signings. This is worrying considering how bad last season was.

 

[JamDav1982]

Neymar reportedly has wanted to leave since last season. Barto should've done something about this: Either finding a replacement immediately or negotiating with PSG so they could get the player faster, helping both parties.

Instead he was still in numerous marketing campaigns for the club. Even 2 days ago he was doing marketing for Barca in China, which is just completely awkward.

Also, unrelated to Neymar: It's almost the end of the transfer season and we haven't had any big signings. This is worrying considering how bad last season was.

Negotiate earlier and help PSG get a cheaper deal? Thats not the way to do it at all.

 

[Luftstalag14]

Neymar reportedly has wanted to leave since last season. Barto should've done something about this: Either finding a replacement immediately or negotiating with PSG so they could get the player faster, helping both parties.

Instead he was still in numerous marketing campaigns for the club. Even 2 days ago he was doing marketing for Barca in China, which is just completely awkward.

Also, unrelated to Neymar: It's almost the end of the transfer season and we haven't had any big signings. This is worrying considering how bad last season was.

Well, I don't know if the club got the vibes that N$ymar was thinking about leaving a while ago and if they did, yes they could have done better in terms of not totally getting caught offguard about it and could have prepared better, I guess you could argue (however how realistic is it to find replacements when he didn't even make it official that he was leaving? Unless we talk about whether the club should have opened those communication channels with the likes of Dembele and Mbappe much earlier, then yes. Also, there is always the risk of upsetting players and expediting their departure if you openly pursue replacements). But I am saying there was not much they could have done differently or better to make him stay., which sounds like what those people are criticizing Bartomeu and Co. for.

 

[Devils]

He needs to speak.

Everything is too destabilized. Be a leader and address the people and give some assurance.

 

[khaled_a_d]

Tbf. Laporta isn't making much sense. Did he really imply Neymar is the best in the world? He off all people should be happy he is gone and we are in a chance of getting back to our former style.

This board has made things personal with Laporta and dragged him to court for years, and even when he was cleared Barto said he disagrees with the decision without presenting much more evidence.
At this point it is just personal between the two parties, don't expect Laporta to waste such a chance, it isn't like the socios follow much sense tbh

PS: The 6 years role need to change, it will lead to people attacking and destabilizing every board there tbh. it is just too long. let it be four as it was before.

 

[GetIn]

Looks like he's officially on the clock.

 

[jamrock]

Don't fuck this up

 

[DonAK]

Barca Spokesman Vives said some of the money from Neymar will go on other projects apart from player signings.

 

[Albo]

Barca Spokesman Vives said some of the money from Neymar will go on other projects apart from player signings.

#Dembeout#Deuloin