Barcelona: ‘He refused to greet me’ – Laporta says his relationship with Messi strained

Former Barcelona President, Joan Laporta, has said that Lionel Messi snubbed him astatine a Ballon d’Or ceremony, which made him recognize that their relationship volition ne'er beryllium the aforesaid again.

He suggested that helium and the Argentine volition ne'er beryllium successful a cordial narration again pursuing the mode successful which the subordinate near connected his ain successful 2021.

Messi near his boyhood club, Barça to articulation Paris Saint-Germain and aboriginal Inter Miami successful the USA Major League Soccer.

Laporta said helium met Messi successful idiosyncratic aft Messi near Barcelona, and they met astatine the Ballon d’Or ceremonial 2 years aboriginal successful 2023.

He said to Catalunya Radio that the subordinate made him recognize they did not request to greet each different anymore, showing that helium inactive held a grudge astir however helium near the Nou Camp.

“The narration with Messi isn’t the aforesaid arsenic before. There was besides a concern astatine the Ballon d’Or ceremonial wherever I went to accidental hullo to him, and helium thought we shouldn’t shingle hands. Since then, determination has been immoderate rapprochement, and hopefully, this volition proceed successful the future. The narration is strained, but he’s a Barcelona legend”, helium said via GOAL.

“The narration is tense, but he’s a Barcelona legend.”

In the summertime of 2021, Lionel Messi...