The farewell between Lionel Messi and Barcelona was hurtful, it was difficult for everyone at Camp Nou, and it seems that it is even harder for them that the Argentine did not return to Catalonia this summer, especially to Joan Laporta. He can not get over the fact that the deal did not follow through even though everything was calculated.Lionel Messi landed in Miami, on Sunday he will sign a contract and open a new chapter in his career. However, everything could have been different. He should have returned to the place where his stardom began, to the club that launched him into the football constellation, however, the difficult years in Paris left a mark and the world champion was not ready for a new dose of stress.Barcelona president Joan Laporta and Lionel Messi’s father, Jorge, will work together to promote “a proper tribute from Barça fans” for Lionel Messi, the club announced 🥹 pic.twitter.com/hVy9ngIf5c— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) June 9, 2023 Lionel Messi decided for a more relaxed life and the agreement with Barcelona did not happen. It did not matter that everything was defined and calculated to a tee, that Joan Laporta and his associates convinced Javier Tebas that his contract fits into the financial structure and that the Argentine ace and his father were sending positive signals…”There were opportunities, there was an agreement. Leo wanted to come back, Jorge wanted the same… We didn’t want something unforeseen to happen, we said we would inform them when everything was in order regarding Financial Fair Play. Some time passed, the contract was prepared, and then Jorge wanted to talk to me and told me that Leo had decided to sign for Inter Miami, because he had spent difficult seasons in Paris. He was under a lot of pressure there, and in Miami he will be much calmer”, once again Joan Laporta told Barcelona’s sad story and continued:”We wish him all the best in Miami. Barcelona was and will always be his home. The relationship was broken when he went to Paris, and later what both parties wanted was not achieved”.##NAJAVA_MECA_7368760##Although Barcelona had a lot of problems with FFP in the previous period and often struggled to register players, a contract that Lionel Messi did not initial would not be disputed. The league gave the green light for it.”We had the league’s authorization to fit Leo’s contract into the whole story. It’s something we talked about with Jorge, everything was defined”.It seems that the first man of Barcelona will not calm down until he sees Lionel Messi again in the shirt of the Catalan club…”It would be good if we would gather again when the club’s 125th anniversary comes by, so that those who made Barcelona great could be in one place”, said Joan Laporta and added:”I see him again in Barcelona, but it’s complicated, you should ask him. This time he had the idea to come, we wanted him to come. Xavi, the Board of Directors and me. Leo takes great care of himself, he is extremely talented, he could still play and be a decisive player, as he was at the World Cup”.
