According to the sample: Laporta was elected president of Barcelona

It’s getting closer. Tonight it will be announced who will be the new president of Barcelona, ​​and according to all estimates Joan Laporta will return for a second term with the Catalans. Voting finally closed at 10 p.m., the group announced, and according to the sample, the leading candidate has 58.3 percent of the vote, with Victor Font having 31.3 percent and Tony Frisha far behind with 9.3 percent of the vote.

Thus, after long months of speculation since the previous and worst president in the club’s history left, Barcelona is expected to have a new-old president. The 58-year-old Laporta, who has already served in the post between 2003 and 2010, is returning after it is likely to be announced that he will defeat Tony Freisha and Victor Font in the election, and he will replace Joseph Maria Bartomeu who caused an economic and professional collapse at the club.

Leo Messi and Joan Laporta (Reuters)

Laporta is considered one of the best presidents the team has had so far. He applied relatively late, but he pretty much preyed on the cards as he entered the race, his campaign “Estimem el Barça” (Love Barça) beat that of his counterparts by a majority of votes, and now his goal is to save the team from an economic collapse, and of course try And leave Leo Messi.

In 2003 Laporta faced a similar situation and together with a special adviser, the late Johan Cruyff, managed to rehabilitate the club, leading the team to win 12 different titles (including 4 Spanish championships and 2 Champions League trophies) with relatively anonymous coaches: Frank Rijkaard And Pep Guardiola, and perhaps no less important – built with his team the skeleton of the dynasty that current Barcelona wanted on the remnants of the same team.