First things first.
Josep Maria Bartomeu and his band of corrupt cronies are to blame for the current predicament that Barcelona find themselves in. Be in absolutely no doubt about that whatsoever.
We all know the whys and wherefores of his presidency so it’s of little use to be raking over them again now, suffice to say that the former Espanyol basketball player has certainly done a number on Barca.
Whomever was going to take over from him as president was always going to uncover that which had been deliberately hidden, so from Joan Laporta’s point of view, once it became clear he would be the new incumbent, he knew exactly what he was walking into.