DBasia.news – Barcelona president Joan Laporta recently talked about his former legend, Lionel Messi. However, a statement made by Laporta some time ago has angered Messi.
Lionel Messi left Barcelona last summer after not renewing his contract. The Argentine star then anchored at Paris Saint-Germain.
Even though it’s been almost a year since he left Barcelona, Messi is still a topic of conversation for Laporta. Laporta has spoken about the possibility of Messi returning to Barcelona and even claimed Messi left because of the salary offered by PSG.
Not long ago, Laporta again talked about Messi to the media. Laporta says that if Messi wants to return to Barcelona in the future, the owner of seven Ballon d’Or trophies should do it for free.
Lionel Messi apparently doesn’t like being talked about by Joan Laporta. According to El Larguero’s report on Cadena SER, Messi is fed up with Laporta’s frequent talk about the former Barcelona player.
“No one asked me to play for free, but at the same time, I think the words of the president of Barcelona are inappropriate for public consumption,” Messi said.
“With words like that, it’s as if they hurt my feelings because there’s no need to be outspoken about it.”
Messi’s father, Jorge Messi, reportedly even called Joan Laporta privately to ask him to stop talking about his son. Messi is trying to close his chapter with Barcelona.