If he wins Barcelona's presidential elections in January, Victor Font is 'convinced' he can see off pressure from Manchester City and keep Lionel Messi at the Nou Camp.
The Catalan businessman is a front-runner for the January 24th vote, with one of his rivals, Jordi Farre, boasting he will have the Argentinian signed-up just one day after the elections if he is victorious.
Messi is about to enter the final six months of his £500,000-per-week contract and is reportedly growing increasingly frustrated in Spain. The forward submitted a transfer request after the embarrassing end to the 2019-20 season before reluctantly agreeing to stay, passing-up on an escape route to England.