Bartomeu: "I am Nobito and Messi is Doraemon"
"I suppose I look quite like him physically but also at Barça we have Doraemon to solve all our problems," said the Barça president.
Bartomeu, the current president of Barça, acknowledged his resemblance to Nobita Nobi, the protagonist of the classic children's TV series 'Doraemon, the cosmic cat'. He was asked directly on Barcelona TV during his appearance on the programme 'La Portería': "It doesn't bother me that they call me this. When Barça played the World Club Cup in Japan they asked me why I was getting called Nobita and I told them that I suppose it was due to me looking rather like him physically. Alternatively, it could be because at Barça we have a Doraemon in Messi who is able to find solutions for all our difficult situations. And if there's a Doraemon, there has to be a Nobita".