Out of the Champions League in the first round, eliminated in the quarterfinals of the second European continental tournament and a League that was thirteen points behind Real Madrid. That was the balance of Barcelona in this 2022, in which the Copa del Rey could not be raised either. But despite the course, the Blaugrana president, Joan Laporta, pointed against Lionel Messi, indicating that in the case of wanting to return to the club he will have to do it “for free” after leaving last season.
“If one day he wants to come back, it would have to be free and before the technicians give the go-ahead if he can fit in the new project or not,” Laporta put as conditions in an interview with the newspaper L’Esportiu de Catalunya. The manager had been targeted by all the fans of Barcelona cAs the culprit of Messi’s departure to Paris Saint Germain in France, although he tried to justify that it was a “financial Fair Play and an impossible offer” by the French club.
On this occasion, Laporta was once again distant from the feelings of the fans and concluded on the subject: “Leo left as he left. We all wanted him to finish his career here.”
The other target that the culé president targeted was Messi’s partner -and friend- at PSG: Neymar. The manager believed that the Brazilian signed “slavery for money” in Paris Saint Germain, where he shares the lead with the Argentine star and the jewel of France, Kylian Mbappé.
Finally, Laporta, faced with the rumors of the possible arrival of the Polish striker Robert Lewandoski, assured: “He has one more year of contract (until 2023) with Bayern Munich and this is the situation. We have to let everyone work. He is a player with a lot of quality, which we like a lot, but he has a contract”.