Jordi Mestre presented his resignation does some days to Josep Maria Bartomeu, and the place of sportive vice-president of the FC Barcelona has remained vacant. To this have joined the last doubts on the future of Pep Safe, the mánager general of the club. There has been a lot of noise in relation to the stability of the mandate of Bartomeu, as well as of the planning of face to the next months.
From 'MD', however, ensure that the earthquake that has caused the resignation of Jordi Mestre will not affect in at all to the planning of signings of the FC Barcelona, that will keep intact. Follow or no Pep Safe, the plans of the Barça in the market will follow the same that before, as they had programmed when Jordi Mestre was headed by the sportive band.
The FC Barcelona already has fichado to Frenkie of Jong and to Net Walled, and would have planned to announce the arrival of Antoine Griezmann in question of days. Simultaneously it will work in the option of Neymar Jr, that to day of today is not prioritaria especially if it arrives the French. Finally it is the reinforcement of the left side, and further of this the signings that can arrive will be tied to possible exits no planned.
Neither it will have electoral incidence, a priori, the course of Jordi Mestre. From November of 2016 has produced the resignation of until four vice-presidents (Susana Monk, Vilarrubí, Brook and now Mestre), and Bartomeu continues to day of today in the mandate without finding a fixed figure for the place, but also without that speak of elections inside the club.
Press conference of Josep Maria Bartomeu
It was as it was, Josep Maria Bartomeu will pronounce in this regard and will give the face this Friday to the 17.30 hours, just before it carry out the official presentation of Frenkie of Jong like new player culé. It foresees that the Barcelona president assume the responsibilities of sportive vice-president in addition to the ones of president, by what there will be any incorporation more to the directive.
It will be a short appearance in front of the media, to clear the last informations and esclarecer the reasons of the resignation of Jordi Mestre. The aim is to calm the environment mediático and that this do not mark the official presentation of Of Jong, for the which expects the presence of tens of thousands of fans in the terracings of the Camp Nou.