Victor Font hopes to spring a surprise in that vote and prevent Joan Laporta from returning to the boardroom a second time.
Leo Messi wants to stay at Barcelona
Lionel Messi “wants to end his sporting career at Barcelona,” says Victor Font, while Camp Nou presidential hopeful confident that a return to Barcelona for Xavi will help convince the Argentine icon to stay put. A battle for power at a LaLiga heavyweight continues to rage, and elections are still in progress in at present for January 24. Font hopes to spring a surprise in that vote and prevent Joan Laporta from returning to the boardroom a second time. Whoever emerges victorious will have several problems to contend with after taking office, with Barca captain Messi’s future still the most pressing concern for Barça to address. The six-time Ballon d’Or has yet to commit to a new contract and, with one push for the departure in 2020, will drop into the free agent at the end of the season.
Victor Font have a winning and competitive project
Messi has vowed not to make any future calls until the current campaign comes to an end when the South American airing his happiness under Ronald Koeman. Victor Font believes that another change to the dugout would give the 33-year-old even more reason to stay, with his plan to bring club legend Xavi back to roots from Qatari outfit, Al Sadd. “Messi explained it, he ideally wants to stay here and end his sporting career at Barça,” Font told reporters. “Until the summer, when there was a big disappointment. He always said that the most important condition for him was to have a winning and competitive plan.”
“We have a winning, competitive plan, with people like Xavi. This relationship exists between Xavi and Messi, and I believe that this is one of the major reasons and guarantees that Leo Messi will feel very comfortable with our project. We will have many options to continue.”
While in regular contact with Xavi, Font questioned whether the World Cup winner discussed his plans with Messi. He added: “I don’t know what they are talking about. I know they are in deal because they have a friendship. But I don’t know to what extent or details of what they are talking about”. Messi has been untied to speak with suitors outside of Spain with another transfer window open now. But he keeps the likes of Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain on hold as he mulls his options.