"Whatever we do for him will be too little. What he's given us is impressive. Not just on a sporting level, but also on a financial level: the tours with Leo Messi were one thing, and the tours without Messi were another."
"It's true that he earned a very good salary, but he earned it, and he also made the club a lot of money. There were players who came to Barça because they wanted to play with Messi, world-class stars who wanted to come because Leo was there."
"I know, from third parties, that Leo Messi and his family are very, very angry with Laporta. Very angry. What he said about the barbecue... we've seen it before. Now, I don't know what they have in mind, but I think whatever we do for Messi will be too little. I would do something historic for him. I'm not even saying a statue, but I don't know... the Leo Messi stand, for example. Let the name Leo Messi be passed down from generation to generation."
Jordi Mestre, Barcelona’s former sports vice-president under the Josep Maria Bartomeu administration, emphasizes Lionel Messi’s immense sporting and financial contributions to the club. Messi attracted world-class players, boosted revenue through tours and commercial impact, and justified his high salary by generating significant income. Mestre reports that Messi and his family remain very angry with Joan Laporta over the manner of Messi’s 2021 exit and comments about a barbecue. Mestre urges a historic tribute, suggesting measures such as a Leo Messi stand or a permanent naming to preserve his legacy. Mestre also referenced Neymar’s 2017 departure to PSG for a world-record transfer.
Read at Barca Universal
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