Barcelona president, Josep María Bartomeu, arrived this morning in San Francisco after being proclaimed club president in the recent elections. He officially took office on Monday and was anxious to join up with the team as they carried out their US pre-season tour. With a visible hint of jet-lag but pleased to have been elected to lead the club for the next six years the president stated upon arrival in the US that the squad is closed and anticipated much success in the season ahead.
“We have yet to receive any offers for any of our squad players and I go back to what our coach said; if anyone wants to leave they need to make a formal request and then ensure that their buyout clause is paid. As yet, no-one has made this request so we are relaxed over the matter”, explained the president, after the recent speculation that Pedro and Adriano had received offers from Manchester United and AS Roma respectively to leave the Catalan club.