In March of this same year began the elections by the presidency of the FC Barcelona and the future of the institution was at stake. The square 'Barcelona' happened perhaps the worst moment in his history and needed a change in the directive that encarrilara again the way. Joan Laporta, with 54.28% of the votes, resulted elect and accepted once again the challenge to go back to bring to Catalonia that golden age that so much marked to the fan 'culé'.
Although the work could not do alone. The club had the financial debt bigger in the short term of any club of Europe, and Laporta needed to endorse to be able to exert. It is here where intercede José Elías, the employer and owner of Audax Renewable the one who was last in signing the necessary guarantee so that Joan arrived to the presidency and did not repeat the elections.
But the time does not detain and the things change with this. Elías, the one who is partner of the Barça from summer and that loaned his guarantee for "fulfilling a promise", would be thinking in leaving to be avalista by own will from 31 January of the year entrante, according to informations revealed by Toni Frieros of the newspaper 'SPORT'.
In the day before of the month of February of 2022 wins the valid guarantee loaned by José Elías, which has been prorrogado by two months with the beneplácito of LaLiga and of the CSD. This to give time to that the new Law of the Sport publish and leave the obligation to endorse the minimum expression. For the moment, it is very likely that the president of Audax Renewable decline to form part of the Commission of the Espai Barça that will gather next Thursday.
The promise to Eduard Romeu
According to the newspaper 'SPORT', when Eduard Romeu went in to exert like vice-president of Audax Renewable asked four things to José Elías in return: live in hotel, go to work in taxi, a determinate wage and a finance in support to his candidature to the presidency of the FC Barcelona. This last out of scope, but did not prevent that Romeu could form part of the managerial board of the square 'blaugrana'.
Afterwards to gather with Victor Font and Joan Laporta, for that then candidados to the presidency 'culé', went with this last with who reached an agreement of collaboration. José Elías loaned his guarantee to help to his fellow and mate Eduard Romeu to fulfil one of his dreams, and also to collaborate with the institution to which always has supported given his barcelonismo.