Barcelona club management member Jaume Lopes submitted his resignation from the club's board of directors due to the departure of Argentine star Lionel Messi, and made accusations to team president Joan Laporta and accused him of not doing everything possible in order to preserve the Argentine jewel.
Lupis is a university professor specializing in enterprise management, and has previously led a number of large companies, and was a member of the Barcelona Board of Directors within President Laporta's team.
And the Spanish newspaper "AS" quoted Lopes as saying that he preferred to submit his resignation so that he could talk freely about what happened in the Messi case. "I am resigning to have the freedom to say what many Barcelona fans think, and to demand transparency that did not exist," said Leo. Himself: Not everything has been done for him to stay with the Catalan club.
The resigned official asked the Barcelona president to provide information about the role of Real Madrid president Florentino Perez in the file, and said, "We want to know what happened with Florentino Perez through Laporta. The issue of the European Super League is a great project, but it is not certain. I do not know what is meant by the friendly agreement with President Madrid".
In reference to Laporta's preference to proceed with the Super League project and enter into conflict with the League, which had a major role in not renewing Messi's contract due to its refusal to review the financial restrictions imposed.
Lopes went on to criticize Laporta, saying, "I don't understand that while Barcelona fans were crying over Leo's departure, Laporta was having a plate of seafood with the president of Real Madrid."
He considered that the decision to abandon Messi was taken by "executives who did not know Barcelona, and there was no willingness to negotiate his continuity."
On the other hand, Lopes considered that the scene is bleak for Barcelona's immediate future, and said, "In the short term, it is difficult for us to obtain income, and we have lost one of the main assets in exchange for getting rid of Messi's salary."
He added, "There are no people in the club who are able to manage the crisis, if there is no salary reduction, I do not think that Memphis Depay can play next Sunday."
In reference to Barcelona's inability to register new players if the budget is not settled in line with the restrictions of the Spanish League.