Posted on December 19, 2021 at 10:15 am by DM
Candidate in the last presidential election at FC Barcelona, Victor Font returned to the departure of Lionel Messi and confirmed that the club had the means to keep him.
Elected last March as president of the FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta immediately had a thought for Lionel Messi, at the end of the contract: “The best player in the world and in football history came to vote, which in my opinion proves what we said during the campaign. Namely that Messi loves Barça, that the best player in the world loves Barça. It is very significant. I will encourage him to continue at FC Barcelona ”. But the manager failed to retain the Argentine star due to the team’s economic difficulties. Finally, Lionel Messi took charge of PSG during the month of August.
“His departure could have been avoided”
A departure regretted by Victor Font . According to the former presidential candidate, FC Barcelona had the means to retain Lionel Messi . “I am convinced that his departure could have been avoided. What was clear was that it was not enough. We were going to reduce the payroll by 100 million. If Messi wanted to stay and the club wanted him to stay, there was certainly room for maneuver. We were going to give him a lifetime contract. And that was going to give us a lot of leeway. If Messi was wrong in his vote? I would say no, but that's a hunch, “he said in an interview with TV3.