Joan Laporta identifies three possible replacements for Lionel Messi

Barcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta has recognized three potential candidates to exchange Lionel Messi in the summertime, a report from Diario Gol claims.

The election for the 41st Blaugrana president can be held on March 7 and Laporta is thought to be the favorite to win.

Ought to he take over the seat, he should decide over Messi’s future whose contract expires on the finish of June.

The Argentine has but to point out any intention to signal a renewal and it’s now reported that the membership could not be capable of afford the extension itself.

It was not too long ago revealed by El Mundo that the membership can have spent a staggering €555m on Messi by the conclusion of his four-year contract this summer season.

With Messi doubtlessly on the transfer, Diario Gol has talked about three potential candidates to exchange the six-time Ballon d’Or winner.

Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe has solely 17 months left on his contract and it’s claimed that the Blaugrana might compete with Real Madrid for the participant.

Elsewhere, Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland has been highlighted as an alternative choice for them, although the participant’s £65m buy-out clause solely turns into lively in June 2022.

Lastly, Mohamed Salah of Liverpool has been named and it has been talked about that the Egyptian doesn’t see face-to-face with supervisor Jurgen Klopp.

SportLens view:

Messi has been pivotal to the Blaugrana’s success for greater than a decade and he continues to stay the standout participant within the squad.

The Argentine was determined to depart the membership final summer season, however the Blaugrana refused to launch him until the whooping €700m buy-out clause on his contract was triggered.

With simply 5 months remaining on his contract, he now has the prospect to barter with an abroad membership forward of a free switch in the summertime.

Out of respect for the Blaugrana, he seems prone to wait till June to determine on his future, however the membership must have a contingency plan in place.

Mbappe, Haaland or Salah would all be high quality additions to the squad, however none of them could come on a budget throughout subsequent summer season’s switch window.

The Blaugrana can anticipate to spend greater than £100m (€113m) on any of these gamers.

Contemplating their monetary issues, they might not afford to signal certainly one of them and preserve Messi on the membership.

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