The president of the BarcelonaJoan Laporta, acknowledged that there was a formal meeting with Jorge Messi, father of the former Blaugrana player Lionel Messiin which they spoke of the future tribute that the entity wants to do to ’10’, now at Paris Saint-Germain.
“We have seen each other with Messi’s father, yes. We talked regarding the situation, I congratulated him on Argentina’s victory and we talked regarding Barça’s tribute to Leo”, acknowledged the ‘culer’ president in an act at the Círculo Ecuestre.
Laporta, as on previous occasions, did not want to talk regarding whether it is possible for Messi to become a Barcelona player once more. “I don’t want to talk regarding Messi or the question of a possible return, because he is playing for PSG,” he said.
Of course, asked if this possible tribute might serve as financing for that possible return to the club, he added: “Leo’s thing is not regarding money, we are talking regarding a tribute.”
Still on the Argentine, Laporta reiterated that he would have liked him to continue at Barça, but recalled that at that time the club’s financial situation was so bad that he had no other option but to opt for the Argentine’s non-renewal, who went free to psg.
“I wish I hadn’t had to make that decision, but I had to. The institution is above any player, even if it is the best in history. But I would have liked it to continue and I didn’t know how to do it. I chose the institution, ”he noted.
