{"id":35244,"date":"2025-11-14T17:12:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T16:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=35244"},"modified":"2026-01-12T10:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T09:19:16","slug":"barca-plans-messi-statue-at-renovated-camp-nou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/barca-plans-messi-statue-at-renovated-camp-nou\/","title":{"rendered":"Bar\u00e7a Plans Messi Statue at Renovated Camp Nou"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"242\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.co.uk\/team\/barcelona\/SKbpVP5K\/\" data-analytics-element=\"ARTICLE_TEXT_LINK\" data-analytics-alias=\"internal\">Barcelona<\/a> president Joan Laporta announced that the club plans to install a statue of Lionel Messi outside the revamped Camp Nou. The decision follows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.co.uk\/player\/messi-lionel\/vgOOdZbd\/\" data-analytics-element=\"ARTICLE_TEXT_LINK\" data-analytics-alias=\"internal\">Messi<\/a>\u2019s emotional visit to the stadium.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"401\">Messi, 38, toured the new facility on Sunday. He left the club in 2021 and later wrote on Instagram that he hopes to return one day, not just to say goodbye.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"403\" data-end=\"626\">Laporta said at a book event that the board has already discussed creating a permanent tribute. He believes Messi deserves a statue like Johan Cruyff and L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Kubala. The club will move forward once Messi\u2019s family agrees.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"628\" data-end=\"762\">Laporta also said it is unrealistic for Messi to play for Barcelona again, especially after he extended his contract with Inter Miami.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> best online pharmacy with fast delivery <a href=\"https:\/\/aanviihearing.com\/videos\/mp4\/diflucan.html\">where to buy diflucan online<\/a> with the lowest prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"764\" data-end=\"940\">Messi joined Barcelona at 13 and spent 21 years with the club, scoring 672 goals in 778 games and winning major titles, including 10 LaLiga trophies and four Champions Leagues.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> best online pharmacy with fast delivery <a href=\"https:\/\/aanviihearing.com\/videos\/mp4\/arimidex.html\">where to buy arimidex online<\/a> with the lowest prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"1168\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Camp Nou reopened on Friday after almost 900 days of renovation. 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