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Former president of "Barcelona" team Josep Bartomeu is amazed by the work of the new leadership. According to the Catalan, Joan Laporta, who took over from him, made an unforgivable mistake by letting the striker Lionel Messi leave. "I always thought it was vitally important to keep the Argentine in our ranks, not only because he is the best in the world, but also because of the athlete's economic and institutional contribution. Allowing Lionel to leave - a mistake. He is more than just a player," explained J. Bartomeu. According to the former leader, in 2020 he received an offer of 150 million euros to sell the striker Fati from an unnamed "Premier" league club, but he said "no."
