We knew since Lionel Messi's wedding at the end of June,' he said. 'Did the club know? I don't know what the club knew, our role is not to tell the club what is going on.'That killer line exposed the complete lack of FIFA Coins communication between the suits and the players. 

While the Barcelona players were all saying their goodbyes the directors were making public statements such as '200 per cent Neymar stays,' and 'no club will pay his buy-out clause'. Previous presidents have had the leading players on speed dial. Clearly this is now not the case. Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde has had to fight fires off the pitch since the start of his tenure Barcelona look like facing a stiff task to compete with Real Madrid in La Liga this seasonAnd did the board realise they were being hung out to dry by Pique?

Yes and they returned the favour after Pique scored an own goal in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup. Interviewed after the game, Pep Segura, the club's general manager, said 'everything was going okay until Gerard's mistake. Gerard's error changed the game.' It was harsh on Pique who had tried to clear Marcelo's cross only to steer the ball past his own keeper. 

Sergio Busquets responded on behalf of the dressing room saying that it was Buy FIFA 19 Coins not correct that Segura publicly criticised Pique. Gerard Pique's relationship with the club's general manager Pep Segura is currently tenseAnd Messi stalling on signing his new contract is part of all this?An important part.