Victor Font says Lionel Messi is not the Cause of Barcelona’s Financial Crisis

DBasia.news – Barcelona presidential candidate, Victor Font, emphasized that the financial crisis that the Blaugrana was experiencing was not caused by Lionel Messi. According to him, Messi deserves what Barca has given him.

Lionel Messi’s contract with Barcelona was leaked by El Mundo. The media reported that Messi will receive around 555 million euros for the contract signed in 2017.

The leak of the exorbitant contract coincided with Barcelona’s position which was in financial difficulty. Not surprisingly, Messi is considered responsible for making Barcelona be in a financial crisis.

However, Victor Font has a different view. He considered Barcelona to have provided a salary according to what Messi was doing on the field.

“Lionel Messi deserves every money Barcelona gives him. He did not damage Barcelona,” said Victor Font i Mante as reported by Marca.

“However, Lionel Messi is precisely the best player in the history of the club. We want him to stay together forever,” added Victor Font.

Now, Lionel Messi’s contract has six months remaining. The megastar can leave on a free transfer. For that problem, Font emphasized that Barca had to get up when Messi left.

“Lionel Messi is an important asset. However, if Messi is no longer here, it will not be the end of the world.”

“Lionel Messi has produced a lot and can still provide many more results. Calling Barca financially destroyed because of Messi is a wrong conclusion,” added Victor Font.

Victor Font will compete with Joan Laporta and Toni Freixa to become Barcelona’s new president. The plan is for the presidential election to be held on March 7 after previously experiencing delays (January 24).