Barcelona president Bartomeu prepared to resign if Messi stays

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu is willing to resign if Lionel Messi is prepared to stay at the Camp Nou.

The Argentine sent a burofax to the club on Tuesday asking to be leave the club due to a clause in his contract, albeit the deadline for this has passed and his deal still has one year left.

TV3 says Bartomeu will step aside if the Barcelona captain publicly agrees to stay in Catalonia.

Now the pressure has moved to Messi, whose decision to leave is reportedly irreversible. It remains to be seen what the player’s reaction will be.

A vote of no confidence for Bartomeu has added to the pressure he is being subjected to after Messi told Barcelona that he wants out.