Josep Maria Bartomeu insists that the club needs to sign new players  to stay ahead of   Real Madrid.

Bartomeu wants to sign new players if he will be re-elected as a president, next month. 

“Barça must strive to make the team more competitive for the coming season."

"We can't let up and by so doing hand our rivals, such as Real Madrid, the advantage. They are actively buying and selling players in the transfer market,” he said at a Dinner on Friday.

“The club have not been paralysed by the election process and are working on sporting plans left to us by Luis Enrique", he added.

Josep Maria Bartomeu will face stiff competition from former chief Joan Laporta in the presidential elections, to be held on July 18.