Gerard Pique tipped to be Barcelona president after retirement by La Liga chief Tebas

A few days after Barcelona legend Gerard Pique anunced his retirement, La Liga chief Javier Tebas has tipped Spaniard to become club's president someday. Pique has been one of Catalan giants' most important players, having won four UEFA Champions League titles, eight La Liga trophies, and six Copa del Rey titles, among many or trophies during his 14-year stint at Camp u.

Tebas tips Gerard Pique to become Barcelona president

While speaking about Gerard Pique's chances of becoming Barcelona's president one day, La Liga president Javier Tebas told COPE, "I have doubt. He has three qualities to become Barcelona president. He has been at club for 25 years. He kws world of football as a player, and he kws industry of football and sports as a businessman."

"He kws y are very different facets. He's h experience of decision making as a businessman, with his success and failures, and he can become a great president of Barcelona. I believe he can. I believe he has capacity to do so," ded Tebas. La Liga president's remarks come after Pique me secret in his retirement video of his desire to return to Camp u in future.

As for Pique, he is founder and president of Kosmos, a company that is actively involved in fields of sports and entertainment. 35-year-old's company helps organize Davis Cup in tennis and also has ownership of FC Andorra, a club currently in second tier of Spanish football.

Gerard Pique hopes to return to Barcelona

While giving an emotional dress to  Camp u crowd after his farewell match against Almeria, Gerard Pique said, "A relationship of so much love, of so much passion, I think it was time to leave us , give us air, and I am convinced that in future I will be here again. This is t a farewell. I left years ago and n I came back. I was born here and I will die here."