It is election season in Barcelona, and presidential hopefuls are doing their best to say what voters and supporters want to hear. Victor Font, who is once again challenging Joan Laporta and has repeatedly criticised the current presidency in recent years, has been speaking about what his camp would bring to the club and has directed remarks towards coach Hansi Flick.
Font announced that his sporting plans will be unveiled in the coming days and suggested that if Flick already approves of the current situation, he will be even more impressed by what Font’s team intends to propose. Central to that pitch, Font argued, is providing stability.
He explained that stability means avoiding stopgap measures: the club should not be forced into offloading players such as Iñigo Martínez or making drastic salary cuts only to reverse course a few months later and bring in signings like João Cancelo. According to Font, that kind of flip-flopping will not be part of his approach.
Font has also recently said he would retain Flick if elected president but would remove Deco from the sporting director role. These comments form part of a broader critique of the current board and underline the priorities Font is presenting to voters.
The piece was published on February 9, 2026, and is credited to Gill Clark. It highlights that Font’s campaign rhetoric focuses on sporting governance, promising a steadier, less improvised approach to transfers and wage policy.
