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Top-level crisis talks between senior figures at a national institution. An imminent, apparently inevitable Big Name departure. Much public handwringing over “future roles”. Much like Monday’s summit at Sandringham, Barcelona’s Camp Nou has also been the focus of much media scrutiny, after the venerable Spanish club’s board members met for discussions that look certain to end with head coach Ernesto Valverde being ordered to “step back” from his role as manager of the club.