Category Archives: Josep Maria Bartomeu

Luis Enrique and Dani Alves 2017

Posted on June 9, 2015 by barcacentralnic

Excellent news today on the last day of Josep Maria Bartomeu’s presidency. Bartomeu’s final act before resigning in order to begin the election process has been to oversee new contracts for Luis Enrique and Dani Alves. There had been doubts … Continue reading →

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Aleix Vidal passes medical and signs for Barça for five years

Posted on June 8, 2015 by barcacentralnic

Barça confirmed the signing of Aleix Vidal from Sevilla yesterday for a fee of around €18 million. The player passed his medical this morning and then signed a five-year contract before being presented to the press. Due to FIFA’s transfer … Continue reading →

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Barça face Atlético with pressure still on Luis Enrique

Posted on January 10, 2015 by barcacentralnic

Barça’s 5-0 victory over Elche on Thursday night and the announcement of presidential elections may have served briefly to calm the storm at Camp Nou, but Luis Enrique’s position continues to be in doubt as Atlético Madrid come to town … Continue reading →

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Bartomeu calls elections for this summer

Posted on January 7, 2015 by barcacentralnic

Finally some good news in a bad week for Barça. President Josep Maria Bartomeu appeared an hour late for this afternoon’s press conference but then wasted no time in announcing that presidential elections will be brought forward by a year. … Continue reading →

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Zubizaretta fired and Puyol leaves too

Posted on January 5, 2015 by barcacentralnic

Big news coming through. First Barça have fired Sporting Director Andoni Zubizaretta and minutes ago Carles Puyol announced via social media that he will also be leaving his position as head of youth football (presumably in solidarity with Zubizaretta). President … Continue reading →

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Luis Suarez or Alexis Sanchez

Posted on July 4, 2014 by barcacentralnic

The news that Barça are negotiating with Liverpool for the transfer of Luis Suarez worries me deeply. Don’t get me wrong, Suarez is a fantastic player who is capable of causing problems to the best of defences, and I’m not … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexis Sanchez, Josep Maria Bartomeu, Luis Enrique, Luis Suarez, New signings, Opinion, Transfers, Uncategorized, Zubizarreta | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Yes or no to the new Camp Nou

Posted on April 3, 2014 by barcacentralnic

It’s a busy week at Can Barça. The Champions League quarter-final first leg was followed by the bombshell news of FIFA’s transfer ban and now on Saturday Barça’s club members face an enormous decision when they are asked to vote … Continue reading →

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Jordi Cases withdraws action against Rosell

Posted on January 26, 2014 by barcacentralnic

The Barça member Jordi Cases, who began the uncovering of Neymar Jr’s transfer, has withdrawn the action against ex-president Sandro Rosell according to an article just published in La Vanguardia. Cases believes the objectives have been achieved with the revealing … Continue reading →

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Bartomeu comes clean but do the figures add up?

Posted on January 24, 2014 by barcacentralnic

Josep Maria Bartomeu faced the press for just over two hours this evening and took questions for the first time as Barça’s new president. Bartomeu confirmed he will complete the mandate won by Sandro Rosell’s team in the 2010 elections and … Continue reading →

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Bartomeu must call elections for the summer

Posted on January 24, 2014 by barcacentralnic

A cloud of uncertainty hangs over Barcelona this morning after yesterday’s surprise resignation from Sandro Rosell. The 49-year-old Rosell blamed threats against his family and pressure caused by the ‘false accusation’ over irregularities in the signing of Neymar Jr for … Continue reading →

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