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Joan Laporta, Víctor Font and Toni Freixa, the three candidates to the elections

DISCUSSION HEADING TO THE PRESIDENCY

This was the posture of the three candidates on the future of Messi

Published:28/02/2021 - 16:58h

Updated:28/02/2021 - 16:58h

Joan Laporta, Víctor Font and Toni Freixa have Lionel Messi in the FC Barcelona, but with formulas to adapt his agreement with the economic situation

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Lionel Messi did gala of a partidazo this Saturday in the triumph of the FC Barcelona on the Seville in the Sánchez Pizjuán (0-2) by the day 25 of LaLiga. To fault of alone four months for the ending of his agreement with the Barcelona entity, the three presidential candidates of the same, have the Argentinian in his project of fututo and like this have manifested it; although remembering that the economic situation by which crosses the team will force to retouch to the drop his wage in case to renew his agreement.

This Sunday developed the first debate between the three presidential candidates of the Barcelona institution in the city of Barcelona, where each one took his posture with regard to the future of the captain in the team, and detailed his respective formulas to try retain to the Argentinian star that is to a step to finalise his agreement, and that every time can see more tempted in receiving external offers that long for to do with his services and that are had to pay what was necessary.

The posture of each candidate:

Joan Laporta, the favourite in the contention, considers that it is menester try retain to Lionel Messi at all costs with an attractive economic proposal to the height of his greatness, but that knows that it will not be able to compete with the one of other clubs to level of money. Although, the ex president keeps in that it can him try seduce convincing him that the sportive project will be competitive, and because he same is to taste living with his family in Castelldefels. Besides, it would offer him follow linked to the Barça for life.

By his part, Víctor Font, the second in the table of favourites, thinks that to retain to Messi is an absolute priority, something indispensable. For the candidate, "the priority of the player is not the money, but can offer him a sportive project that can convince him, and in this sense am sure that our sportive structure can convince him". Font Stipulates a formula proyectiva in which it include a charge in the club when he decide to hang the booties: "The own Leo said in his last interview that would do him illusion occupy a charge in the Barça, have to ensure that this relation between the Barça and Messi was for life. Sure that there are formulas to offer him an agreement that was attractive for him and acceptable and sustainable for the club".

Toni Freixa did not remain backwards, and ensured with convencimiento, that Messi wants to be still in the club and has clear that it is necessary to converse with him in so much there is an elect president. "The continuity of Messi has to be simple if there are common wills", ensured. Freixa Is adherent of the continuity of the Argentinian star and trusts that Leo wants to follow. Although, his continuity would become to recess his current income since the candidate has clear that one of his priorities is to recess the mass salarial. Likewise, it is important to highlight that Freixa, in his moment, showed pleased with that Messi continue in the club, but if this did not arrive to suceder the world would not finish , since anybody has to be above the Barça.