Barcelona fans will always be left with a stone in their shoe about how Lionel Messi's time at the club ended, and the return that never happened, including the great himself. However, he will not allow his strained relationship with the current management to affect the club's 125th anniversary.
Then the current president Joan Laporta publicly promised to keep it Messi in the club, and then cooled by his offer on the day the contract was to be signed, the Argentine and his family have since opposed it. When Laporta tried to return to the club as well, he was unable to present a permanent contract offer two years later.
Official: President Laporta made direct telephone contact with the mayors of the Valencian cities Paiporta, Benetússer and Catarroja to express his solidarity on behalf of the club and its Foundation and offer direct collaboration and financial support for the reconstruction of …
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Some have wondered if this tension could affect Messi's relationship with the club in general, but Messi will be at the Blaugrana's 125th birthday this month if he is invited. According to ReliefMessi is open to doing everything that is requested by the club for their celebrations on November 29, at the Liceu, where their celebrations will take place.
For some time there has been talk of an Inter Miami-Barcelona friendly, which gives Blaugrana fans the chance to see it one last time. Messi never got the chance to say goodbye to the fans who chanted his name every weekend for a decade and a half, given the manner of his unexpected departure. However, until now, the friendly has not been organized, although perhaps Barcelona is waiting to return to Camp Nou.
