Barça: Lionel Messi very angry with president Joan Laporta | OneFootball

Lionel Messi

A former FC Barcelona official makes a major revelation about the relationship between Lionel Messi and Joan Laporta.

In a recent interview with Sports360, Jordi Mestre, former director and vice-president of sports at FC Barcelona during Josep Maria Bartomeu's tenure, dropped some truths. He discussed Lionel Messi's case, first highlighting what the Argentine brought to the Catalan club. "What he gave us is impressive. Not only on the sporting level, but also financially: tours with Leo Messi were one thing, and tours without Messi were another. Sure, he earned a very good salary, but he deserved it, and he also made a lot of money for the club," he explained.

He went on to note that the Lionel Messi camp is extremely angry with Joan Laporta, the current president of the Catalan club. "There were players who came to Barça because they wanted to play with Messi, global stars who wanted to join because Leo was there. I know, through third parties, that Leo Messi and his family are very, very angry with Laporta. Extremely angry. What he said about the barbecue... (the Barcelona man organized a barbecue despite Covid-19 health restrictions, editor's note) We've already seen that. Now, I don't know what's on their mind, but I think whatever we do for Messi will seem small. I would do something historic for him," he added.