Barcelona vice chairman Juli Guiu has stepped down over discrepancies referring to the club’s new deal with Nike, sources have confirmed to ESPN.
Barça confirmed Guiu’s resignation in a brief assertion on Thursday.
“Barcelona inform that Guiu has introduced his irrevocable resignation as vice chairman for private causes,” the membership mentioned.
“We want to thank him for his companies and dedication to the establishment since becoming a member of the board of administrators in 2021, throughout which era he has been a key participant within the agreements with the membership’s main companions in recent times.”
Sources defined to ESPN that Guiu’s resolution got here on the again of Barça’s new multi-year settlement with Nike, which is value over €100m ($103m) a 12 months.
Guiu disagreed with a few of the phrases of the deal, ended up being sidelined within the negotiations and in addition protested the quantity of fee paid to the agent Darren Dein, who acted as an middleman between Barça and Nike.
Barça introduced the take care of long-term accomplice Nike in November, with president Joan Laporta claiming it’s the largest of its variety in soccer.
The settlement was ratified by members at an emergency assembly referred to as in December and has helped enhance the membership’s monetary scenario.
Guiu was one among 4 vice presidents and was in command of advertising.
During his time on the membership he performed a key position in bringing a number of new sponsors on board, together with Spotify, who’re Barça’s major sponsor and have additionally purchased the naming rights to Camp Nou.
His resignation comes as off area points proceed to make headlines at Barça, with Spain’s sports activities ministry the Consejo Superior de Deportes (CSD) this week allowing temporary player registrations for Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor.
The CSD’s resolution goes towards ruling made by LaLiga and the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), which mentioned Barça had missed a deadline to show they have been compliant with monetary honest play laws (FFP) and couldn’t register gamers for a second time in the identical season.
The resolution has been met with incredulity by LaLiga sides, with Atlético Madrid and Las Palmas condemning the ruling, however sources mentioned the saga has nothing to do with Guiu’s departure.
