FC Barcelona: Joan Laporta slams Xavi, Victor Font takes a jab at Lionel Messi

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·9 Maret 2026

FC Barcelona: Joan Laporta slams Xavi, Victor Font takes a jab at Lionel Messi

Joan Laporta delivers a blunt response to Xavi

FC Barcelona: Joan Laporta slams Xavi, Victor Font takes a jab at Lionel Messi

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The war of words is on between Xavi and Joan Laporta amid the heated presidential campaign at FC Barcelona. Victor Font, for his part, didn’t spare Lionel Messi either.

On Monday morning, club fans witnessed a debate between the two candidates for the FC Barcelona presidency: the incumbent Joan Laporta and his challenger Victor Font. For Laporta, the platform provided an opportunity to address Xavi's accusations.

🚨 Xavi: “Leo Messi is never returning to Barcelona simply because Laporta doesn’t want that”. “It not because of La Liga or Jorge Messi is asking for money, that’s all a lie”, told La Vanguardia. “It’s Laporta who is telling his camp that the club can’t afford him”.
– Minggu, 8 Maret 2026

"Xavi says he let things slip and could no longer balance his professional and family life; he also stated that he wouldn’t be able to compete with Real Madrid for years. Deco told me that Xavi had ordered changes among key players. He was constantly dissatisfied with the team, with the referees. He also said, regarding his staff, that the squad wasn’t competitive. When Messi’s contract couldn’t be renewed for financial reasons, Xavi came to see me in mid-March 2023 to say he wanted to return. Jorge Messi told me in May that there would be too much pressure and they preferred to go to Miami," Laporta fired back.

This drew a sharp reply from Victor Font: "Barça doesn’t belong to just one president. The former president is handing out cards for bad Barça supporters. Now, Xavi and Messi are labeled as bad Barça fans."