Benedito: "It would have liked me that Messi said that he wants to continue in the Barça"

The precandidato to the presidency of the Barcelona, Agustí Benedito, reiterated in an interview given to EFE that expects that Messi decide to be still in the Barcelona, but admits that afterwards to having seen his interview with Jordi Évole felt a big pessimism that did him see as little likely that the Argentinian player decide to remain inside the Catalan group.

"We have to have a player franchise and Leo Messi is the best of the world. It wants to to the Barcelona and there is not any better for this", stood out Benedito, although it regretted that it did not say clearly that it wants to remain playing in the Barcelona. "After the interview with Évole, am pessimistic. It had liked me that it had said that it wants to remain , it would be the best news".

Total support to Koeman

Besides, it reiterated that in his project Koeman has a place of importance, by what descartó that in case to win the presidency replace it by another technician. "For me it is a top 3. It knows the club, is brave, bet by the young people. It finish to begin and it is necessary to give him confidence. Has my support and go him to transmit to the maximum our confidence", said.

"The model of property shared between the Barcelona people converts to the Barça in an only and popular club"

On the next technical secretary, the precandidato said that it will try to convince to "Monchi" (referring to the current General Director Sportive of the Seville Ramón Rodríguez Verdejo) so that it occupy said charge, but admitted that it would not be easy because it seems to be comfortable working with the Seville. "The first that will do is to call him and convince him. We will tighten him so that it was with us, but I am realistic and have to admit that it is very sevillista".

When it asked after him the Superliga European, tournament supported in a principle by the previous managerial board, Benedito said "desconocer in depth his content", and expressed that" it offers me a doubt with the domestic leagues".

Increase the number of partners

Another of his proposals consists in that it was simpler for the people turn into partners of the Barcelona, by what announced that if on 24 January turns into the president of the Barça will do that "all the world that pretend to be partner can be it immediately whenever it go to give of high of face-to-face form in the offices of the club".

It considers that the club still can have a lot of competitiveness by his current model of businesses. "The model of property shared between the Barcelona people converts to the Barça in an only and popular club, and what more bet by him more competitive power will have with regard to the others clubs with fierce models".

"The partners of the Barça will have to choose which is the model of club that want. We confront models very different and according to the candidature that win will bet by a model or by another", added the precandidato. Besides, it stood out that his project defends "a model of transversal club, with some social values, democratic and with the roots in Catalonia, that defend the sovereignty of his partners".