Camp Nou To Be Named After Leo Messi? Barcelona Presidential Candidate Recommends Change

It has been more than a month since Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu tendered his resignation fearing a motion of no confidence against him. But a new president will not be elected until January 2021. With the election approaching, candidates have begun making pledges as they look to ensure a massive victory in January. Emili Rousaud, one of the candidates for the Barcelona elections, has promised to rename Camp Nou after club icon Lionel Messi. Rousaud believes renaming the Camp Nou would be a good idea and he already has a new name in mind. The presidential candidate has claimed he’d initiate the renaming of Camp Nou after the club’s all-time highest goalscorer Messi, in an attempt to convince the voters to elect him in January.Messi has been at loggerheads with the club hierarchy since the previous season. There was an attempt to force a move away from Camp Nou failed last summer, amid links with Premier League giants Manchester City. With his contract expiring in June next year, Messi will be legally eligible to enter into a pre-contract with the prospective club.