Joan Laporta would use all his art to convince Messi to stay at Barcelona

Former Barcelona president, Joan Laporta who was in charge at Barcelona in between 2003 and 2010 and oversaw one of the most dominating Barcelona teams under Pep Guardiola.

Laporta is once again in the race for the Barcelona president which will be elected on 24th January 2021. As a part of his promotional campaign, he placed a poster just 200 metres away from their arch-rival Real Madrid’s stadium, Santiago Bernabeu.

During his poster reveal, Laporta said about keeping Messi at the Camp Nou is one of the top priority.

“We will use all our arts to keep Leo,” Laporta said in comments carried by Diario Sport.

“I am convinced that Messi is looking forward to the new Barcelona president making him a proposal.

“He knows that if I promise him a competitive team I will deliver. I have earned his credibility. He himself has told me that I have always delivered. But I’m not yet in a position to make such a proposal.

“Like Pele, Leo has the opportunity to spend his entire career in one team. This would be very nice. We have to position ourselves as an attractive proposal in every way because there are other clubs in a better financial position.

“Barcelona are in a very delicate situation. We are focused on reversing the situation. I have renewed desire to do it again and do it even better this time. I feel called upon in moments of maximum difficulty, like back in 2003.”

Joan Laporta is one of the favourites to win the Presidential election due to his track record from his previous stint as the Barcelona manager.