Joan Laporta
March 2026

Joan Laporta won re-election as Barcelona president in a landslide and immediately signalled that Lionel Messi will always have a place at the club. He said the former captain deserves both a tribute match and a statue at Spotify Camp Nou. Laporta defeated Victor Font with a strong majority of member votes, securing another term to oversee Barcelona’s next phase. After the result, he said Messi can remain linked to the club in any role he wishes and stressed that the club’s doors will always stay open to him.