""The first call I'll make when we win the elections will be to Leo Messi," Font told El Mundo Deportivo. "It will be the first phone call I make.""
"Messi, 38, spent most of his career at Barça before making a hasty exit to Paris Saint-Germain in 2021 due to the Catalan club's financial problems. The Inter Miami star made a surprise visit to the Camp Nou last week while on international duty with Argentina in Spain and said "I hope one day I can return.""
""I believe Messi shouldn't be used, but Messi needs to know that the first thing I will do if I win the elections is pick up the phone and call him. "We need to embrace Leo Messi and do everything possible to ensure that, as soon as possible, he"
Victor Font is running to become Barcelona president in the 2026 elections and is widely seen as Joan Laporta's main rival. Font lost to Laporta in 2021 and says the first person he will call if elected is Lionel Messi. Messi left Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain in 2021 and now plays for Inter Miami, having recently visited Camp Nou and expressed hope of returning. Font criticised Laporta for using Messi during the 2021 campaign and called that a broken promise. Font says Messi should not be used politically and pledges to reach out personally to embrace and support Messi's potential return.
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