Joan Laporta opens up about Barcelona’s plans to honour Lionel Messi – “He knows that”

It has been greater than 4 years since Lionel Messi left Barcelona after contract talks with the membership collapsed.

Ever since, president Joan Laporta has been eager on honouring Messi by internet hosting a farewell recreation at Camp Nou.

However their plans got here to a standstill because of the Camp Nou redevelopment undertaking, which noticed Barcelona function at Montjuic for fairly a while now.

Even this season, the membership have performed a number of matches at Montjuic. However this might finish quickly, with a return to Camp Nou not too far-off, which in flip might enhance Barcelona’s means to host a farewell recreation for Messi.

Joan Laporta talks about Messi’s farewell match

Joan Laporta was lately requested about Messi’s farewell match and whether or not or not it’s a part of Barcelona’s plans in any respect.

In response, the Barcelona president claimed that the membership are greater than eager on honouring Messi and will likely be ready to take action as soon as they return to Camp Nou.

“I’ve stated repeatedly that we might be extraordinarily comfortable to honour him. He’s the perfect participant in historical past, and he is aware of that,” Laporta stated (h/t Official Barcelona web site).

“We’ve all the time talked about holding this honour with the reopening of the Camp Nou stadium, and we’re very enthusiastic about that,” he added.

Laporta’s feedback got here throughout Barcelona’s Atypical Common Meeting, the place the membership introduced a number of key partnerships and new ventures for subsequent season.

With Camp Nou return not too far-off, it will likely be fascinating to see if Barcelona can fast-track their plans to deliver Messi again to the enduring stadium for one final time.