Reports: Barcelona Chairman Could Resign Today

Spanish reports claimed on Monday that Barcelona chairman Josep Maria Bartomeu could submit his resignation later on today.

According to Sport.es website, Barcelona received a letter on Friday saying that the Catalan government saw no "legal or health reasons" why the vote of no confidence against Bartomeu and his board could not be held on Nov. 1 and 2.

"The club were stunned, especially when on Sunday, the same government, given the severity of the second wave of the coronavirus in the region, was working on plans to delay elections for the Catalan parliament until February," the website added.

On their part, the Blaugrana asked the government reconsider, as the Spanish club needs to know  how the government can ask citizens to stay at home at the same time as backing a vote which would require the participation of  thousands of  the club members.

If the government insisted on the the referendum next week, Bartomeu is ready to resign at a board meeting later on Monday.

"Barça want to make it clear that they will hold the referendum because it's the club members' right, but they want to do so when there is no risk to people's health," Sport noted.