straight to your inboxBarcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta says he is hopeful of convincing Lionel Messi to stay at the Nou Camp and hinted he may try to convince Pep Guardiola to return to the club.Laporta is an influential figure in Barca's history, having had a seven-year stint as president at the Nou Camp between 2003 and 2010.
During that time, Laporta led Barca to unprecedented success, appointing Guardiola as manager and helping oversee Messi's development into one of the best players of all time.Ten years on from his departure from the Nou Camp, the 58-year-old is set to run for club president again following the resignation of Josep Maria Bartomeu.One of the new president's first tasks will be to convince Messi to stay at.
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