Barcelona Cannot Allow ‘Disrespectful’ PSG To Talk About Lionel Messi: Joan Laporta

Paris Saint-Germain have disrespected Barcelona by publicly discussing a transfer for Lionel Messi and the Spanish membership ought to take motion, says Joan Laporta. (More Football News)

Messi’s future stays unclear as his contract at Barcelona continues to wind down. The talismanic ahead was linked with Manchester Metropolis having made clear his need to go away within the earlier switch window, although he ended up remaining at Camp Nou to see out his present deal.  

Negotiations over a renewal should not helped by the uncertainty over the identification of the subsequent president on the Spanish membership, although an election date is now set for March 7.  

Laporta is among the remaining candidates within the working and has made clear the significance of constructing Messi a proposal that helps persuade him to remain – and isn’t pleased with how PSG have talked about doubtlessly signing the 33-year-old.  

Leonardo, sporting director on the Ligue 1 champions, stated this month that “nice gamers like Messi will all the time be on PSG’s record”, his remark coming after ex-Barca participant Neymar fuelled hypothesis final December by declaring his need to play alongside his former team-mate once more in 2021.

“The membership has to have the ability to make a very good proposal to Messi in order that he understands and accepts it,” Laporta – beforehand Barca president between 2003 and 2010 – informed the media on Wednesday. 

“I’d perceive any response from Leo. He has to know the scenario of the membership and that is pressing. The scenario is consolidating; he’s free to barter with one other membership, and Barcelona are and not using a president. 

“PSG enable themselves to publicly say they wish to signal Messi. Barcelona can not enable this. It’s disrespectful, much more so coming from a club-state that breaks the principles.

“We’ve to work with UEFA and FIFA on this. PSG should abstain from [talking about Messi]. It’s misplaced for an additional membership to talk about him – and there’s no president to reply.”

Laporta additionally made clear his place over the potential signing of Eric Garcia, the Manchester Metropolis centre-back strongly linked with a return to Spain.

A January transfer has been rumoured however Barca’s monetary troubles might make a deal troublesome, notably with the participant set to be out of contract on the finish of the season.

“I stay within the place I had when this risk was raised. If a participant needs to return to Barca, he has to show it and if in June he would come totally free,” Laporta stated in reference to the defender.

“It’s exhausting for me to know why we must give cash to a competing membership.

“I don’t perceive that the supervisor attributes the facility to barter a wage or to pay cash now when in June it could not must be paid, even extra so bearing in mind the financial scenario of the membership.”