The departing directors criticised the club's handling of a social media scandal and expressed doubts about the board's ability to handle the implications of the pandemic, which has led to a 70% players' pay cut. They were joined by directors Silvio Elias, Josep Pont, Jordi Calsamiglia and Maria Texidor. The club denied an accusation by one of the departing directors that I3, which Bartomeu had said received 1 million euros ($1.1 million), was overpaid. Barcelona players, including all-time top scorer Messi, have taken an additional pay cut to guarantee non-playing staff will receive full salaries. Last month, he took issue with what he perceived as pressure from board members to accept the club's imposed pay cut.

Source: bd News24 April 10, 2020 14:03 UTC