Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, is hoping to force the
club’s president, Josep Bartomeu, out by threatening to leave, SportsMail
reports.
Bartomeu is expected to sack Quique Setien as manager on
Monday.
But Messi has reportedly told the board he wants to leave
this summer.
Barcelona have denied the report but there is a feeling the
33-year-old is trying to force Bartomeu to stand down on Monday and allow
elections to take place immediately.
Messi has one year left on his current deal and has a 700m
euros release clause.
If Bartomeu remains in charge, his first job is to replace
Setien.
Former Tottenham coach, Mauricio Pochettino, is his preferred
choice, but the 48-year-old Argentinian does not have the board’s unanimous
support.
Former Everton and Southampton coach Ronald Koeman, who won
the European Cup with Barcelona as a player, has emerged as the preferred
alternative.
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