Thread by @HagridFCB

🎙 Joan Laporta’s interview with @rac1. Thread.

Joan Laporta: “I will do my best [if he wins] for Messi to continue at Barça. I have indications that he is doing well in Barcelona and that he wants to stay. You need to rely on a sporting project to win the Champions League” #FCB

Joan Laporta, in regards with Messi’s renewal: “The next President of Barça must make every effort” #FCB

Joan Laporta: “If we know the reality of Barça, we must be clear that Messi should stay and we must do our best to keep him” #FCB

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https://twitter.com/hagridfcb/status/1356176057481764866

Joan Laporta: “Violating the confidentiality of a professional contract is a crime” #FCB ⛔️

Joan Laporta: “Suspicions? I have a feeling that it was a leak” #FCB

Joan Laporta: "There are 5 people from the club who have access to Messi's contract: the club President, the General Director, Sporting Director, Human Resource Department and the Legal Department” #FCB 📃

Joan Laporta: “If I win I will try to find out the one who had leaked Messi’s contract if he has left the club. It must be known. I will also ask the President of the League” #FCB

Joan Laporta: “Leo generates a lot more revenue than the money they cost. We have carried out a study and it showed that the player generates a third of Barça's total income” #FCB 💰

Joan Laporta: “In no case is Messi the reason behind the current economic situation of the club” #FCB ⛔️

Joan Laporta: “Some demonstrations do not help Messi to stay at the club, but we want to talk to Leo and make him a proposal that fits barça's economic possibilities” #FCB 🤝📃

Joan Laporta: “A very competitive proposal is necessary, which is what he wants and I am convinced that he wants to stay” #FCB

Joan Laporta: “The situation in which we find ourselves is by the neglect of the financial discipline of the previous board” #FCB

Joan Laporta: “The atmosphere and philosophy that reigns at the club must be changed. It is necessary to cite the sponsors, give them confidence. It is necessary to talk to the bodies that regulate football. I will call the presidents of RFEF, LFP, FIFA and UEFA” #FCB

Joan Laporta: “I want to give a message of reassurance. We already did it in 2003 in a similar situation and had turned it around” #FCB