Barcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta has said that he believes that striker Lionel Messi will leave if anyone else but him wins the elections this March, reports Marca.
The 33-year-old Argentine can leave for nothing in the summer and Laporta said: “He’s not guided just by money.
He wants a competitive team to win.
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“I’m sure he’ll listen to my offer, just as I am [sure] that if someone else wins he will leave.” – Laporta
The stories around Messi suggest that he is far from certain to leave the club, and given the impact of the coronavirus there are probably only a couple of clubs who would be able to stump up his wages, considering his advanced years.
Laporta is doubtless overegging his case but it is an emotive case to make in order to win votes from the electorate.
