Barcelona CEO resigns amid claims he opposed their £237m Spotify deal

Barcelona CEO Ferran Reverter has resigned from his position after just seven months for 'personal and family reasons', the club has confirmed.

Reverter, 49, only assumed the role in July of last year after joining Barca from German company MediaMarkt.

Since then the Spaniard has been tasked with stewarding their crippling financial situation, while also leading a project to restructure the club.

A Barca statement read on Tuesday: 'Ferran Reverter has informed FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta today of his wish to resign from his position as Chief Executive Officer for personal and family reasons.

'This resignation will come into effect as soon as the club has appointed a new CEO'.

Though according to La Vanguardia, Reverter's resignation was not solely driven by personal and family reasons.

It is believed the CEO has also chosen to step down because of a disagreement with president Joan Laporta over the club's new £237million sponsorship deal with Spotify.

Barca could find themselves playing football at the Spotify Nou Camp next season after penning a three-season contract with the music platform, reports Catalan radio RAC1.

The deal would see Spotify blazoned across the shirts and training gear of Barca's men's and women's team, while stadium naming rights are also included.

Reverter is understood to have opposed the move for reasons which remain unclear, although his differences with Laporta reportedly didn't end there.

He said in his leaving statement: 'It is now almost a year since I left Germany to return to Barcelona for family reasons and shortly after I accepted the offer that I received from president Joan Laporta to become CEO of the club.

'These have been passionate months and I thank the president for his trust and, above all, his enthusiasm and capacity for leadership that mean FC Barcelona how has a first class executive team that is able to reposition Barça as a world leader.

'Personally I have put in much effort and dedication during these months, but I now wish to focus on the reason why I returned to Barcelona, which is to spend more time on personal and family projects.'