Bartomeu: “I will vote on Sunday; I believe Barça needs to consider a generational change.”

This is the link for whole interview of Bartomeu where has has talked about a lot of things regarding elections , laporta's term , the financial problems, who he will vote for and tried to justify the his steps which sent Barcelona to almost a bankruptcy .

Key Takeaways from the Interview

• Call for New Leadership: Bartomeu believes the "Generation of 2003" (referring to himself, Sandro Rosell, and Joan Laporta) has reached its end. He advocates for a generational change, suggesting that younger leaders with fresh ideas should take over to move the club forward.

• Defense of Financial Management: He disputes Laporta’s claims of leaving the club in "technical bankruptcy." Bartomeu attributes the financial struggles primarily to the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that before the lockdowns, the club was the most valuable in the world according to Forbes.

• The "Tiro en el Pie" (Shot in the Foot): Bartomeu criticizes the current board's decision to inflate losses in 2021, which he claims damaged the club's "fair-play" standing and directly led to the departure of Leo Messi—an event he calls "the most painful" consequence of their management.

• Criticism of Laporta: He notes that Joan Laporta often operates on intuition rather than a structured program, contrasting the current campaign with the more project-focused election of 2015.

• Espai Barça Delays: He blamed the delay in stadium renovations on political shifts in Barcelona's City Council (specifically under Ada Colau), which forced the club to restart urban planning processes from scratch.

Bartomeu confirmed he will be voting this Sunday, emphasizing that while his era saw great success, "opening the windows" for a new generation is now essential for the club's health.

(Used Chatgpt to write all this because I was a bit short on time)