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The former president of Barcelona, Joan Laporta, has revealed to the Spanish media that 14 years ago (in 2006) the Catalan club rejected an offer worth 250 million euros from Inter Milan for the purchase of Lionel Messi.
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Laporte was the “first man” of the Blaugranas from 2003 to 2010 and is once again at the forefront of the Barça presidency after the resignation of Josep Maria Bartomeu. Speaking to Onda Cero radio on Monday, he revealed that he had rejected a large offer from Inter Italian for Leo Messi in 2006.
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“Nobody who loves Barcelona has doubts about Messi. I hope to become president, then I will speak to him immediately. We rejected an offer of 250 million euros for him, which was from Inter in 2006. So Massimo Moratti wanted to bring him to his club. We had a plan to recover from a dramatic financial situation with us, “Laporta said.
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“We could have fixed the situation with an acceptance, but then we decided to start working harder with great passion and love. We wanted to bring happiness to the people, which is not an electoral promise. That was the correct, moral and exact decision for Barça. then ”, added Laporta.
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