Font promises to call Messi first if he wins Barcelona elections

Víctor Font: Messi Will Be the First Call if He Wins the Barcelona Elections

The Barcelona presidential candidate, Víctor Font, has stated that Lionel Messi will be the first person he will call if he wins next year’s elections. The presidential elections at the Catalan club are scheduled for 2026, and the Spanish businessman is once again emerging as the main rival of the current president, Joan Laporta. Font, who lost to Laporta in the 2021 elections, has expressed his firm intention.

The first call I will make when we win the elections will be to Leo Messi

Víctor Font

Messi, who spent most of his career at Barca before his departure to Paris Saint-Germain in 2021 due to financial problems of the Catalan club, made a surprise visit to Camp Nou last week during his international commitment with Argentina in Spain, where he expressed his desire to “return someday”. The Argentine captain, whose relationship with Laporta cooled after his departure, admitted in a recent interview that he did not leave Barça as he had dreamed. Although Laporta has made it clear that Messi’s return to play for Barcelona “is not realistic”, Font has not ruled it out.

Personally, as a Barça fan, it gives me goosebumps, but obviously this depends on him, and what we should not do is try to use him. I think Laporta has done it, and he has done it many times, and I think he has done it wrong; the most flagrant example was during the elections.

Víctor Font

Laporta stated before the 2021 presidential elections that he believed Messi would leave Barça if he didn’t win the elections and would guarantee the continuity of the club’s all-time top scorer.

That was another broken promise

Víctor Font

Font added:

I don’t think Messi should be used, but Messi needs to know that the first thing I will do if I win the elections is pick up the phone and call him. We need to embrace Leo Messi and do everything possible to ensure that, as soon as possible, he has the role at Barça that, as he said last week, he wants and that all Barça fans would love.

Víctor Font

Regarding whether he has contacted Messi or his entourage, Font stated:

Our duty is to speak with everyone who can contribute to the future, and it is important that we understand their intentions. But what I also say is important: we need to know that these are club assets.

Víctor Font

Recently, Laporta announced that he plans to erect a statue of Messi at the Camp Nou as part of a tribute to the legendary player.

Having a statue of him doesn’t even begin to cover it

Víctor Font