Barcelona president Joan Laporta has detailed their failure to re-sign Lionel Messi.

Messi held talks about a return to Barca before he committed to Inter Miami after leaving PSG.

Laporta told La Vanguardia: "We had an agreement with LaLiga that we would dedicate part of the resources we have to Messi. Within the feasibility plan he was contemplated.

"We communicated it to Jorge Messi. He told me that Leo had had a very difficult year in Paris and that he wanted less pressure. With our option, he would have continued to have pressure and I understood his decision."

Laporta admits Messi remains on the books.

"What is owed to him is the deferral of the salary mass that was agreed with the previous board and that produces pending payments that end sin 2025. He is paid religiously."

Meanwhile, Laporta said Ansu Fati “is to continue", and explained that “there are offers for Christensen, for Pedri, for Gavi, for Araújo, for Ter Stegen, for Ansu, for Raphinha, for Balde . But we are not a selling club."