Sport24.az
Former Barcelona vice-president (2015–2019) Jordi Mestre spoke about the departure of Argentine Lionel Messi from the Catalan club. Sport24.az reports that the former functionary gave an interview to the Sport.es portal about this.
"I know for sure that Leo Messi and his family are very angry with Laporta. Many thought that the problem would be solved at the dinner table. But it became clear once again that this would not happen.
I think that no matter what we do for Leo Messi, it will not be enough. He gave us everything. Economically, the tour with Leo was completely different from the trip without him. Yes, he received a large salary, but he fully deserved it. He brought a lot of income to the club. Because Messi played here, world stars wanted to come to Barca. I would take a historic step for him. To pass on his name from generation to generation. I don't know, maybe I would name one of the stadium's stands in his honor."
It should be noted that Messi left Barcelona in 2021.
