New candidates getting ready to appear on stage

Catalan sports paper Sport claims that two new people will soon announce that they will run for president of FC Barcelona in the upcoming elections later this year.

The first possible candidate is reportedly an entrepreneur from the construction sector, while the second one would be a businessman and long-time Barcelona fan who still has to be convinced but who could have the support of former Barcelona president Joan Gaspart.

Barcelona blogger Diego Valor claimed earlier this week on his blog that someone with enough money to launch himself in the campaign and who has so far not been on any list of possible candidates could be on the verge of taking part in the elections. A decision could be made this week.

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Former brother-in-law Laporta reappearing on stage

Catalan sports weekly paper Gol claims that Barcelona treasurer Xavier Sala i Martín has tried to convince former Barcelona director Alejandro Echevarría to join the candidacy he will be part of in the upcoming presidential elections.

Sala i Martín and Echevarría, the brother of Barcelona president Joan Laporta's ex-spouse Constanza Echevarría, are reported to have met at the Luz de Gas night club in Barcelona but after the talks a deal wouldn't seem likely.

Two Catalan sports journalists, 'Diego Valor' and Alex Santos, meanwhile claim on their respective blogs that Echevarría is in the background supporting the candidacy of Barcelona assets vice-president Jaume Ferrer.

Alejandro Echevarría, at that time still the brother-in-law of Laporta, joined the Barcelona board in February 2004. On 20 October 2005, he left the club after accusations that he was a member of a foundation dedicated to the life and works of former Spanish dictator Francisco Franco (read more here).

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