The elections for the presidency of Barça will be, as soon as possible, on Sunday 7 March. And depending on the logistics to activate voting by mail, they may be delayed a few more weeks. The three candidates, Joan Laporta, Víctor Font and Toni Freixa, held a new working meeting with the chairman of the management committee, Carles Tusquets, during which the date of the elections was discussed but the door was also closed for good. to the arrival of the central Eric García in this winter market.
“We are all working together to make the elections as soon as possible, but the club has asked us for room to finish closing the election calendar,” said Font at the end of this meeting, which was held at the Camp Nou offices and that lasted an hour and a half. Broadly speaking, the three aspirants agreed with the issues addressed regarding the election calendar. “As long as it is guaranteed that all members can vote, there will be no problem,” added Freixa. While Laporta, critical because in his opinion “this Sunday 24 [de gener] it would have been possible to vote with the certificate of responsibility “, he insisted at the meeting that the club” cannot be without a president any longer because this causes misgovernment “.
The final decision will be taken next Tuesday, at the meeting of the management board, which is still at the helm of Barça on a provisional basis until the elections have been held. Although the door was initially opened to advance the elections – once the Generalitat had approved the decree law to allow postal voting -, finally they will not be able to be before March 7, as Tusquets acknowledged to the presidential candidates. It will depend on the postal service. “If it had to be postponed, it wouldn’t go much further. If it couldn’t be the 7th, it would be the 14th, surely “, commented club sources.
Aleñá would have financed Eric García
The election calendar was not the only central theme of yesterday’s meeting. There was also talk of Eric Garcia, taking advantage of the fact that Ronald Koeman was at the meeting for a few minutes. The first team coach greeted the presidential candidates and made his letter to the Kings particular. But wishes will not be granted. “He is a club man and has understood the situation perfectly,” said Laporta, who was openly opposed to the player’s incorporation, who ends his contract in the summer. Font asked that an attempt be made to expedite his arrival in the form of a transfer, or that the signing be secured. However, Tusquets will not close this operation and it will be expected that the new president will face it.
Aleñá could have financed the signing of Eric García
The main argument made by Carles Tusquets in front of the presidential candidates to close the door on the imminent arrival of Eric García is the delicate economic situation of Barça. However, according to ARA, the club could have obtained seven million euros this winter if it had accepted the transfer of Carles Aleñá. The Wolverhampton Wanderers, of the Premier League, offered that amount to stay with the midfielder. But the management board did not see the operation clearly and decided to decline the proposal. Finally, Aleñá remains the property of Barça but, due to the lack of minutes, he ended up leaving for Getafe this January on loan.
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