Barcelona Presidential Elections postponed

Barcelona Presidential Elections due to take place on January 24 have been postponed, the club announced.

Spanish Super Cup Semifinal: Barcelona FC players celebrate victory over Real Sociedad. Photo: CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP via Getty Images

The news comes after a meeting between the club and the Territorial Civil Protection Plan of Catalonia was held on Friday.

"The impossibility of holding elections on the scheduled date due to mobility restrictions decreed by the Catalan Government in the current context of pandemic, which is why the date of the elections must be delayed," the club announced via a statement on their official website.

Spanish Super Cup Semifinal: Barcelona FC players celebrate victory over Real Sociedad. Photo: CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP via Getty Images

According to SportsMole:

Barcelona are now considering the possibility of modifying the current sports legislation in order to enable voting by post on the new date of the elections to take place.

Another meeting is soon to take place to discuss how this situation can be resolved and Marca reports that the club also hope that the possible signing of Manchester City defender Eric Garcia will be resolved.

Barcelona Presidential Elections postponed ⬇