This article contains adult content that may be inappropriate for minors. Please confirm that you are 18 years or older to continue. This article contains images or details that some readers may find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. Joan Laporta, president of Barcelona, believes he made the right decision for the club by letting go of Lionel Messi in 2021, ending the long association between the Catalans and the Argentine forward, who would eventually move to PSG. "I had to make a decision and I believe I got it right, and the results are evident. We managed to recover the club's finances, built a competitive team, and it was time for a generational change. Leo was at the end of his career and it was necessary to build a new team," said the executive in an interview with El País. Despite everything, the leader of the blaugrana admitted that the ideal scenario would have been different. "Would I have liked to build a new team with Leo's help? Yes. We tried, but it was not possible," he confessed, leaving the door open for the future: "The future relationship will be as Leo wants and as Barça wants. At some point, interests will converge again."
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