Posted November 9, 2021 at 12:45 by AD
During the last summer transfer window, Joan Laporta failed to extend Lionel Messi, which benefited PSG. Asked about the departure of La Pulga, Victor Font explained that he would have managed to keep him if he had won the presidential elections of FC Barcelona.
After 16 years of reign in the first team of FC Barcelona, Lionel Messi had to pack his bags. At the end of the contract on June 30 with Barça, La Pulga negotiated for many weeks with Joan Laporta when he was free. And yet, the two parties failed to come to an agreement to extend their adventure together. While Lionel Messi finally joined freely and for free PSG, Victor Font made it clear that he would have succeeded in renewing his lease if he had been appointed president of FC Barcelona.
“We had a plan for Messi to stay”
“We had a plan for (Lionel) Messi to stay. I'm sure we would have (stay). They chose to do things differently. We had a proposal to make in the case of Messi, for a lifetime contract, ”said Victor Font during an interview with El món at RAC-1.