Joan Laporta Threatens To Report PSG To FIFA Over Their Pursuit Of Lionel Messi

Barcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta has threatened to report Paris Saint-Germain to FIFA over their ‘disrespectful’ pursuit of Lionel Messi.

The Barcelona legend is available on a free transfer in the summer and has been publicly courted by PSG, who are desperately trying to convince him to move to the French capital.

Both PSG sporting director Leonardo and manager Mauricio Pochettino have recently expressed their interest in signing Messi with the forward’s future still up in the air.

However, Barcelona have been left angered by the way PSG have conducted themselves in their bid to sign Messi – and Laporta has insisted they’ve overstepped the mark and could take legal action against them.

Laporta, who did admit that time is running out to ‘make a good proposal’ for Messi to renew his contract, said: ‘I would understand any answer [from Messi], but he needs to know what the proposal is; that requires urgency. It is getting more complicated all the time to make a convincing proposal.

‘He’s free to negotiate with other clubs now and Barca are still without a president.

‘It is disrespectful to Barca that clubs like PSG publicly say they are going to sign Messi. This coming from a club-state that have bypassed the rules. We cannot allow clubs and states the luxury of destabilising another club.

‘In that sense, we will have to speak with UEFA and FIFA to avoid such actions. PSG must abstain from [talking about Messi].

‘It is out of place for another club to speak about him. And, at the moment, there is no president in place to respond to this lack of respect.’