Barcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporte has revealed he sent a text message to Lionel Messi after details of the Argentinean star's contract were leaked.
On Sunday, Spanish publication published figures from the six-time Ballon d'Or's deal, which is worth a staggering £491million.
The Catalan giants duly confirmed the veracity of the document in question as they threatened to take “appropriate legal action” while denying any responsibility for the leak.
And speaking on the program El Mon a RAC1, Laporta, who is in the frame to replace Josep Bartomeu as Barca president, said he had been in touch with Messi to offer his support. "Yesterday I sent him a message and encouraged him, I told him that he does not have to pay attention to
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