Lionel Messi could quit due to boardroom feud: Ex-Barca President Laporta raises concern

situation at Camp u seems to be getting bad to worse with ir arch-rivals, Real Madrid on verge of winning LaLiga title and ir key-man Lionel Messi rumoured to leave club next season. re were many rumours surrounding Lionel Messi's exit from club but president Josep Maria Bartomeu rubbished news a few weeks earlier. However, former Barcelona President Joan Laporta believes that ir skipper is still unsure about his future and it should all be blamed on Josep Bartomeu. Lionel Messi will run out of contract next season and 33-year-old is yet to sign a new contract.

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Is Lionel Messi leaving Barcelona? Former feels president states so

Joan Laporta is worried that Lionel Messi might just leave his boyhood club with rising tension between him and Barcelona board. Joan Laporta, in a recent event at Sant Joan de Deu hospital on Wednesday, told Goal.com that he wants Messi to stay till 2021 but is scared that a bad decision of  board could result in an irreversible decision. It's t BarcaGate, it's BartoGate and his worry is more about how status of club is being put at risk.

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Joan Laporta served as Barcelona's President between years 2003 to 2010. Laporta blamed Bartomeu for reason behind Xavi's resistance to joining Barcelona as ir new coach. Laporta added that if he was Xavi, he would never be back with this board. Everyday he has more desire to take part in election but some concrete conditions are needed for him to feel comfortable to run right w rar than resisting for a few more years.

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