There are people close to Joan Laporta who have been asking him for some time, for the sake of his mental health, to relieve himself of some tasks related to Barça, to stop being an omnipresent CEO who leads a meeting about the Espai Barça as well as negotiations for a transfer or the search for new sponsors. the departure of CEO Ferran Reverter in 2022, Laporta's one-man style of leadership has permeated all of the club's departments and fewer and fewer voices have been found. to discuss his position and fewer professionals to free him from having to be everywhere. Managing Barça "like a family business," in the words of the leader himself, also runs the risk of becoming one of the wounds the opposition scratches now that the elections are approaching.