Pique criticises ex-Barca president Bartoemu and slams his 'lies'

Gerard Pique has slammed former Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu over 'lies' which concluded his period in charge of the club. 

Bartomeu was replaced as Barca chief by Joan Laporta during elections last year, after overseeing a period of financial difficulty at the Nou Camp which consequently led to Lionel Messi's departure. 

He was also involved in the Barcagate scandal, when the club hired a PR company to manage the club's reputation and allegedly did no favours to the reputation of senior players such as Pique and Messi. 

Having defended him at the time, the 2010 World Cup winner has now publicly criticised the former club chief. 

'He is a person whose insecurities, or the desire to keep everyone happy, means he doesn't know how to say no,' Pique said, as reported by Marca. 

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