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Barcelona president stirs up controversy again with his speech: He used to have a very good relationship with Messi and wanted to "hold a replacement ceremony" for him

10:18am, 14 October 2025Football

For Barcelona, ​​the collapse of talks with Messi in the past was indeed a very disappointing thing. Knowing Messi's importance to Barcelona and his great achievements in this club, many people originally thought that he could stay at Camp Nou forever. But he didn't expect that he chose to transfer and left Barcelona on the basis that the contract renewal issue was not negotiated. Even at the press conference when he left, Messi burst into tears. This was not planned at all. This shows that he loves Barcelona very deeply, and he also hopes that his career can be devoted to the Red and Blues.

In this regard, many fans pointed the finger at Barcelona's chairman Laporta, believing that it was his greed and unprofessionalism that led to the failure of the two parties to reach an agreement, and also brought endless disappointment to the Red and Blue Legion. After that, the relationship between Messi and Barcelona became more and more tense, especially in various activities, there was almost no intersection between the two parties. Even if there is an intersection, the two parties will "tacitly" avoid it, which is also a point that makes many fans very disappointed. You must know that their youth is bound to the names of Barcelona and Messi.

When attending a program recently, Laporta was relatively rare and took the initiative to talk about his relationship with Messi. A new multiple-choice question appeared on the show, titled "Who is the God of football, Cruyff or Messi?" Laporta answered without hesitation that it was Cruyff because his football level and overall achievements were higher. Then he talked about how his relationship with Messi used to be very good, but after the contract renewal issue, there was a huge gap between the two parties. This makes it difficult for them to communicate later.

However, he said that over time, they have lost some contact in recent years, and the relationship has eased. Therefore, I hope to give him a grand tribute ceremony. At the same time, Laporta once again reiterated that he loves Barcelona very much and it is a lifetime honor to be the chairman of this club. The implication is that "selling" Messi has nothing to do with whether he loves Camp Nou or not. Really funny.

However, such a statement was indeed not recognized by Barcelona fans. They said that Laporta's statement was just hoping to win some so-called basics, because the next general election will be related to his personal re-election. This is his usual routine.

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