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Laporta Reveals What Messi Told Him After He Won The Presidential Elections

The election campaign brought about a paramount discussion which was about the future of the six-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi.
He was granted leave of absence from Barcelona for free this summer
Joan Laporta has now come out to reveal what Messi told him after he won the election.

Joan Laporta who just got elected as their new Pesident, passes on a new message to Lionel Messi, by confidently commenting that he can keep Messi at Camp Nou.

Messi later congratulated him on his “win” as president and vowed to keep the Argentine at the club.

Surprisingly enough, the Catalan club’s members turned out in huge numbers on Sunday to vote for their new president, with Messi leading the way and others like Jordi and Sergio, who to were spotted at Camp Nou to cast their votes.

After a tough contested battle, it was Laporta who came out on top with 54% of the vote. He was also known to have aided the club to win 12 trophies during his previous reign between 2003 and 2010.

However, Laporta, who claims he has a good relationship with the Argentine from his previous time as president, strongly believes he can convince Messi to remain at the club.

In his words:

“I am convinced that he wants to stay. And, yes, he has already congratulated me for winning the election.He also won yesterday. We will soon have a quiet talk and decide his future.”

He was even amazed and happy as he saw Messi going to vote. According to Loporta, he confidently said, it is yet more proof, that Messi loves Barca.

Messi however, was not the only Barcelona player who reached out to Laporta after his victory. With the new president revealing his “win” he has also received messages of greetings and success from Gerard Pique and many others, EKO HOT BLOG gathered.

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