Joan Laporta: "Messi was betrayed!"

The Catalan giant's presidential candidate, Joan Laporta, believes she will keep Lionel Messi at the club.

Joan Laporta, one of the Barcelona Club presidential candidates, made important statements about the situation of Lionel Messi.

As it is known, the future of the Argentine star in Barcelona, ​​who wants to leave the team at the end of the 2019-20 season and whose contract will expire at the end of the season, is still uncertain.

"Mess wants Barcelona. My goal is to give him back his former happiness. This is not just a monetary issue, it is necessary to create a competitive team," Laporta, who was president of Barcelona between 2003-2010, told Radio Marca and COPE. Lionel Messi has been betrayed, which is a huge loss for the club. He is a real winner and cannot stand other teams winning the Champions League. " said.

Explaining that he spoke to Messi last October, Laporta continued: "I am grateful for what he did for Barcelona. I have known him since the age of 16, he has always been an extraordinary character. Mutual satisfaction and respect are indispensable in this particular issue. We have to be on the job to submit a proposal. He wants a team to be successful again. A team like Barcelona needs team spirit in the locker room. "

The presidential election in the Catalan giant will be held on January 24, 2021.