Barcelona’s latest signing, Frank Kessie, was commonly known as “The President” at his former club AC Milan. While the Ivorian is a majestic player, there must surely be more to the nickname than his executive control in the middle of the park?

Fortunately, the latest Blaugrana signing shared the origin of the iconic nickname he got during his time with the Rossonerri, saying (via Barca Blaugranes):

“They called me that at Milan because one time I arrived in my car at the training facility and I parked where the president parked.

“The security guard came over and told me to park it somewhere else. So, after that time they starting calling me the new president!”

While the midfielder made a mistake finding the right parking spot that day, he barely set foot wrong for the Lombardy-based club. His dominant performances in the Milan midfield helped the side to their first Scudetto in 11 years.

Following the expiry of his deal at Milan and his inability to reach an agreement with Milan following their league triumph, he now arrives in Catalonia with a similar remit. “The President” will be tasked with breathing life into a Barcelona side that has lost its place as one of the best sporting units of all time.

Kessie will hope he can repeat his performances at Camp Nou and help Xavi steer the Catalan side back to glory. If he can replicate his success at Milan with the Blaugrana, “The President” might just be allowed to take current Barcelona president Joan Laporta’s parking space too!