Joan Laporta when asked about Messi

Joan Laporta when asked about Messi:

“When we couldn’t renew Messi’s contract, the reason was 𝐏𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐘 𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐂 – we weren’t able to fit his contract into the club’s budget due to the difficult financial situation at that time.” 💰

“In 2023, Xavi came to me and said he had spoken with Messi and that the player wanted to 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍. He asked me to prepare the contract to send it to Jorge Messi, and that was around mid-March.” 👀

“But in May, Jorge Messi came and told me that the return 𝐖𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃𝐍’𝐓 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞, and that they preferred to go to Inter Miami.”