Barcelona have moved to restructure their board after six directors resigned last week in protest at the way the club is being run, the Spanish side have said.
Two of the club’s four vice presidents, Emili Rousaud and Enrique Tombas, were among those to announce their resignation in a letter to fans published in Spanish media on Friday.
They were joined by directors Silvio Elias, Josep Pont, Jordi Calsamiglia and Maria Texidor. The departing directors had criticised the club’s handling of a social media scandal and expressed doubts about the board’s ability to handle the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has led to a 70% players’ pay cut.
Barcelona said the board had approved the appointments of Jordi Moix as vice president for economic and equity, Pau Vilanova as institutional vice president, Oriol Tomas as vice president of the commercial area, Marta Plana as board secretary, and David Bellver as treasurer.
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“Javier Bordas will be the manager responsible for the football first team, while Xavier Vilajoana will be in charge of Barca B, the youth teams and women’s football,” Barcelona said in a statement. The club added they would take legal action against Rousand for allegations that “seriously damage the institution’s image”.
The club added they would take legal action against Rousand for allegations that “seriously damage the institution’s image”.
Anaedoonline.com reported that Six Barcelona board members have resigned from their respective positions. They informed club president, Josep Maria Bartomeu of their decision via a strongly-worded letter.
They are: Vice Presidents; Emili Rousand and Enrique Tombas; Directors; Silvio Elias, Maria Teixidor, Josep Pont and Jordi Clasamiglia.
The group questioned the club’s leadership and asked for it to be reviewed as soon as possible.
“We hereby want to communicate that the undersigned managers have transferred to President Bartomeu; our decision to irrevocably resign from our position as managers of FC Barcelona,” part of the group’s letter read via La Vanguardia.
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“We have reached this point by not being able to reverse the criteria and forms of management of the club in the face of the important challenges of the future and, especially, from the new post-pandemic scenario.”
Bartomeu, who has been in charge since 2015, has come under fire lately for how he is handling the club.
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