The great return ? Following the resignation of Josep Maria Bartomeu and his teams last week, presidential elections will take place shortly in Barcelona. Carles Tusquets, director of the management cabinet in charge of the club while waiting for a new president to be elected, said the vote should take place at the end of the year. And even if he has not yet officially declared himself a candidate, Joan Laporta is already designated as the big favorite, alongside Victor Font. President of the club between 2003 and 2010, he left good memories despite some controversy and some troubled affairs.
Anyway, the sulphurous and charismatic Catalan lawyer has already started working on a sports project to present to socios. As we know, the weeks preceding the vote are decisive for the candidates, who must convince the supporters. This often involves the promise of recruits, the contribution of innovations or the highlighting of an attractive project. Laporta, experienced as he is, is well aware of this. So, as explained RAC1, he has already surveyed a few men …
He started the work for David Alaba
The first of them is none other than former Valencia general manager Mateu Alemany, whose work had been acclaimed, before being pushed to the exit by management like coach Marcelino and Pablo Longoria, today ‘hui at OM. He would be one of the strong men of the project led by Laporta. What to restore order in the sports organization chart of Barça, at the origin of many controversial decisions in recent times, especially at the level of the transfer window.
What about the players then? The Catalan media reveal that David Alaba is Joan Laporta’s first wish. The Austrian defender / full-back / midfielder is in open conflict with Bayern, where he will not extend and will be left free from any contract. The player’s entourage and the Catalan are already in contact, and as the German press already explained in recent days, Alaba wants to discover La Liga. It remains to be seen if he has other cards up his sleeve and compare it with what the other candidates will offer!
