Barcelona president Laporta set to run for an EFC vice-presidency at the 2027 Assembly

Barcelona president Laporta set to run for an EFC vice-presidency at the 2027 Assembly FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta used his attendance at the 33rd EFC Assembly in Copenhagen to meet with Nasser Al-Khelaifi , president of Paris Saint-Germain and the EFC, and Aleksander Ceferin, president of UEFA. The meetings were aimed at strengthening relations with both organisations following a period of serious tension. Building on that, Mundo Deportivo now reports that Laporta is planning to stand for a position on the EFC Council, with the elections set to be held at the next Assembly in 2027, as he eyes the possibility of securing a vice-presidency. Barcelona rebuilds its relationship with the EFC Barcelona’s relationship with the EFC began improving a year ago, when Laporta attended the 2025 Assembly in Rome as a guest. Rebuilding relations. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) The Catalans subsequently requested to rejoin the organisation after having left during its involvement in the European Super League project. The EFC Council unanimously approved Barcelona’s return on 13 February, shortly after the club announced its withdrawal from the Super League. Now, Laporta is seeking to join the council by running for vice-presidency and as per the report, his potential move into the EFC leadership structure has received a positive response from Al-Khelaifi. The outstanding UEFA financial issue At the same time, Barcelona have also been rebuilding their relationship with UEFA, which has been highlighted by the decision to select Spotify Camp Nou as the venue for the 2029 Champions League final. One of the issues discussed between the Blaugrana and UEFA concerns the club’s financial sustainability obligations and the potential outstanding portion of its UEFA fine. Barça have strengthened their ties with UEFA as well. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images) The original €60 million penalty was reduced to €15 million, subject to Barcelona’s commitment to improve its negative equity position. The club has faced difficulties meeting those targets, partly because it began paying interest on the Espai Barça debt before the renovated Spotify Camp Nou was operating at full capacity. As such, Barça remain exposed to the possibility of having to pay the remaining amount . The club intend to rely on measures similar to those previously used to defer the payment, although fulfilling the agreed commitments with UEFA would allow it to avoid the additional penalty.