On April 25, Laporta burst into tears at a press conference announcing Xavi's retention. However, just 22 days later, Laporta changed his mind and was revealed by the media to have made the decision to sack Xavi.
After Xavi announced his departure at the end of the season in January, the Barcelona players seemed to be activated, and at one point they were unbeaten in 12 games. With a stellar result and the inability to find an ideal replacement, Barça changed their minds and persuaded Xavi to stay.
At the press conference, Laporta burst into tears of emotion and hugged Xavi while saying, "Xavi is a role model for young people, which we can see for all and Barcelona fans can be proud of the manager we have." ”
It turned out that this was nothing more than Laporta's "crocodile tears". Xavi's announcement of his departure was in part a sign of dissatisfaction with the club's chaotic management. Xavi reversed his decision at the urging of the fans, but the disagreement between him and the management did not go away, but flares up again less than 20 days later.
Xavi just told the truth about the club, and when he couldn't bridge the gap between himself and the other giants, Xavi also found a way to solve the problem. However, Xavi's truthful words angered Laporta, Deco and many other management, and also made Laporta go from tears to anger in just 22 days.
This is not the first time Laporta has cried, nor is it the first time he has backtracked.
When Alba left the team, Laporta was moved to tears at the press conference to shoot back at the referee's goal. However, Barcelona fans hit the nail on the head when they pointed out that "Messi has long seen through his hypocrisy." ”
In March 2021, Laporta participated in the Barcelona presidential election and was supported by Messi. After being elected president of Barcelona, Laporta also deliberately emphasized, "Messi brought his son to vote, which confirms what I have always said, that is, Messi loves Barcelona." ”
Messi's contract with Barcelona has been signed until June 2022, and his attitude has been resolute, that is, to continue to stay at Barcelona. At the same time, the two sides also reached a renewal agreement, and the only thing missing was the signature.
However, when Messi returned to Barcelona after winning the Copa America and spending the holidays, he found that Laporta had withdrawn his contract, saying that the club's financial situation made it impossible for him to sign with Messi, which led to Messi's tearful announcement of leaving Barcelona.