{"id":163247,"date":"2025-11-13T22:06:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T21:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/barcelona-will-build-statue-of-leo-messi-at-camp-nou_315260_102-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T14:18:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:18:48","slug":"barcelona-will-build-statue-of-leo-messi-at-camp-nou_315260_102-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/barcelona-will-build-statue-of-leo-messi-at-camp-nou_315260_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Joan Laporta confirms that Leo Messi will have his statue at Spotify Camp Nou"},"content":{"rendered":"
Lionel Messi<\/strong> will have his statue at Spotify Camp Nou<\/strong>. During the presentation of the book ‘Jo vaig viure a la Masia’, written by journalist Xavi Torres, the president of F\u00fatbol Club Barcelona<\/strong>, Joan Laporta<\/strong>, confirmed that, along with those of Johan Cruyff<\/strong> and Ladislao Kubala<\/strong>, there will also be a statue of ‘La Pulga’ in the revamped Bar\u00e7a temple.<\/p>\n “We would love to. I think all of Barcelona would also love to have a statue of Leo Messi<\/strong> where the great figures of Bar\u00e7a’s history are,” the Blaugrana president began. The idea will take shape in the medium term, provided the Rosario native and his family give the ‘Ok’.<\/p>\n “It would be only fair for Leo to also have his statue because he is one of those benchmark players who have marked us all. We are working on it. When the time comes and we have the design for this statue, we will propose it<\/strong>,” Laporta added<\/p>\n Likewise, the president of FC Barcelona reiterated his desire to see Messi linked to the club in the future. Thinking about a second stint as a player is “unrealistic”, as Laporta himself commented days ago to ‘RAC1’, but not so in the long term, thinking about the management aspect.<\/p>\n “I am sure he will be linked to the club again. I don’t know what he will do when his career at Inter Miami ends, but he knows he has an open door<\/strong>. We have absolute respect and admiration for Leo. He deserves the most beautiful tribute in the world,” the Bar\u00e7a president pointed out.<\/p>\n The first meeting with Leo will come once the men’s first team’s return to the Spotify Camp Nou<\/a> is resolved. November 29, against Alav\u00e9s<\/a>, is shaping up to be the most suitable date for Hansi Flick’s team to return to Les Corts, right in the middle of Bar\u00e7a’s 126th anniversary<\/p>\n Ideally, a tribute to ‘La Pulga’ would be held that day, provided the Argentine player does not advance further in the MLS playoffs with his club. Inter Miami will play the conference semifinal on November 23rd, against Cincinnati<\/strong>. <\/p>\nLeo Messi will be part of FC Barcelona in the future<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nXavi Torres’s book, a tribute to La Masia<\/h2>\n