BMr. Arcelona will launch his campaign in the coming days ahead of elections on March 15th. Joan Laporta is set to resign next week and stand for re-election, but she is the clear favorite. So far, three preliminary candidates have announced their intention to run: Victor Font (Laporta’s main rival, who came in second in the last election), Xavi Vilajoana, and Marc Cilia.
Barcelona has an important person who can have a big influence on this whole process, and that is Leo Messi. A few days ago, the former Barcelona player made a surprise appearance at Spotify’s Camp Nou to inspect the stadium’s renovations. The photo, which he himself posted on social media, had a huge impact and sparked a debate about what role Argentines will play in this election.
power of messi
If Argentines speak up for one of the candidates, they will get a lot of votes. But that won’t happen. Messi has no intention of getting involved in this process at this point. His idea is not to support anyone and completely distance himself from such situations.
world cup
Messi currently plays in the United States with his team Inter Miami. And above all, he is preparing for the next World Cup, which will be held in the country where he is currently playing. This is an important event for the player as Argentina is defending their title and this could very well be his last World Cup.
Return to Barcelona
Considering this, he does not want to be involved in Barcelona’s elections. As stated in several interviews, Messi intends to return to the club in the future. These are his future plans, but it’s not very clear at this point in what capacity he will return. He is fully committed to returning, but that won’t happen during this election.
past elections
Although he did not speak publicly during the last election in 2021, he was a player and captain of the Blaugrana team at the time, and in some ways supported Joan Laporta due to their relationship in the early stages of his presidency. During the campaign, the current president asserted that he had a formula for renewing Argentine players, but when the time came, it never happened.
broken relationships
From that moment on, there was a complete distance between Laporta and Messi. The players felt deceived by the president and ended their relationship. Attempts to bring him back two years later failed, but the situation worsened further. Since then, the president has tried to get close to the players but has always avoided them.
Despite the fact that he is not on good terms with Laporta, Messi does not want to support anyone and get involved in this electoral process. He will wait to see how it ends and from that moment he will start thinking about returning to Barcelona once the World Cup is over.
