Gerard Piqué rules out Barcelona presidency bid

Former Spain international Gerard Piqué has made it clear that he has no intention of running for the Barcelona presidency.

Previously, Piqué had expressed strong ambition to challenge for the position, fuelling speculation about his future in the club’s leadership.

However, during a conversation on Iker Casillas’ podcast, the former defender confirmed that he has stepped away from the idea of becoming Barça president.

“When people ask you so many times, you eventually start considering it,” Piqué admitted.

“Being president of Barça is much more sacrifice than positive things I can give you and that is evidence, that is, you look back and see all the presidents of Barça that have been there, the sacrifice they have made is above the revenue that can give you.

“Me I do not have the need for others of what it gives you to be president of Barça. But, on the other hand, I think that if one day I see the club that it needs people like me, who have been with the club since the little ones, who feel the colours, who understand what the club is inside, who know what wants the social mass …

“If the club really needs it one day, the responsibility I have is to be there because Barça has given me everything absolutely.”