The way the club statutes work is that if he resigned today he'd be on the hook for the balance of the fiscal revenue/losses so he gains little apart from avoiding his head ending up on a spike to do so now. Plus, Leo's decision was communicated long ago and Bartomeu either decided to call his bluff or him & his cronies figured they could profit from the situation anyway. Either way with the very profitable Espai Barca, he will want to consolidate power with a continuity candidate or at least ensure he gets a piece. Will be interesting to see how it plays out for him now but not unlike the situation in the US with Trump sometimes you get what you deserve rather than what you need - socis should've demanded his resignation 3 years ago but apathy or futility set in. In the end, club members are as guilty as Barto & Rosell for the mess much like the average Yank with Trump
Corporatists sometimes see things only in terms of a financial shell game and for someone like Bartomeu, he has no sporting outlook much less leadership - underscoring this, Setien hasn't even been properly dealt with before hiring Koeman. I would much prefer Leo force his way out for free and leave Barto on the hook with a disaster but I do not think he will take the nuclear route despite Barto & Grupo Godo most certainly to tarnish his image like they did with Pep & Cruyff. So absolutely I see Messi getting scapegoated in all of this - they will seek to Figo him
And yes, this is precisely why Xavi refused to take over in January because he wanted assurances that Bartomeu could/would not concede - he refused to be a pawn like Setien accepted to do. Xavi is part of Victor Font's project but will no doubt become the 1st team coach in the near future when a new board enters into the picture. No club legends will align with Barto like Abidal foolishly did - now his legacy is in tatters as well due to his collusion