The president of the Catalan club has made a surprising confession about the sevenfold Ballon d’Or from Paris Saint-Germain.
Lionel Messi at FC Barcelona? A 21-year history, magnificent history, brilliant history. It nevertheless ended last year, with the departure of the Argentine superstar, in tears, and his signing at PSG. The wound is still open and the pain is persistent.
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The proof with this amazing release from Joan Laporta. “Messi was everything for Barça, he was perhaps the best player in the history of the club, the most efficient. Only Johan Cruyff can be compared to in Barca history. But it had to happen one day, we had to make a decision based on the inheritance we had received. The institution is above players and coaches, but I think, I wish the Messi chapter is not over yet at Barca“, Slips the president of the Barcelona club, for ESPN . And to add:It is our responsibility to ensure that this open chapter, which has not yet been closed, (…) has a much more beautiful end than it did..»
This morality
Remember that Messi, 35, is under contract until 2023 in Paris. We even lent to Parisian decision-makers the desire to add a year to the commitment of the Argentinian international (162 caps, 86 goals).
In the meantime, Mr. Laporta believes he has a debt to the sevenfold Ballon d’Or. “Yes, morally. As president of Barça, I think I did what I had to do, but on a personal level and also as president, I think I owe him“, he says. Author of a very average first season in Paris, 11 goals and 15 assists in 34 matches, Messi shook the net 670 times in 776 matches with the Blaugrana, 302 assists as a bonus.