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Having seen Barcelona eliminated in the Champions League, Joan Laporta is ending his first week in office with a resignation from one of his board members.
Jaume Giro, the vice-president of club finances, handed in his resignation to the new club president on Saturday morning.
This news has been broken by Diari Ara, who point out that Giro is also in the process of looking for guarantees in order to be invested.
The Catalan lawyer is a former executive of Fundacio Caixabank and contributed a significant amount of money to Laporta's new board.
However, it was a disagreement between Giro and Laporta over the former's role on the board that ultimately led to a breakdown.
Giro had wanted to be president of club finances and, as such, he no longer wants to be part of the new management of Barcelona.
As for Laporta, he cannot be sworn in as president unless if board makes up 15 percent of the club's budget, which is around 125 million euros.
Now, the new president has to find a new financial strongman to fill this vacant role as he looks to stabilise a club with 1.17 billion euros of debt.
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Laporta's first crisis: Financial vice president resigns after first week
Disagreements over role within clubHaving seen Barcelona eliminated in the Champions League, Joan Laporta is ending his first week in office with a resignation from one of his board members.
Jaume Giro, the vice-president of club finances, handed in his resignation to the new club president on Saturday morning.
This news has been broken by Diari Ara, who point out that Giro is also in the process of looking for guarantees in order to be invested.
The Catalan lawyer is a former executive of Fundacio Caixabank and contributed a significant amount of money to Laporta's new board.
However, it was a disagreement between Giro and Laporta over the former's role on the board that ultimately led to a breakdown.
Giro had wanted to be president of club finances and, as such, he no longer wants to be part of the new management of Barcelona.
As for Laporta, he cannot be sworn in as president unless if board makes up 15 percent of the club's budget, which is around 125 million euros.
Now, the new president has to find a new financial strongman to fill this vacant role as he looks to stabilise a club with 1.17 billion euros of debt.
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