Messi can be like Michael Jordan

Barcelona presidential candidate Jordi Farre has made clear that he wants to turn Lionel Messi into a Michael Jordan-esque figure. All of those vying to become Barcelona president must deal with the elephant in the room, which is the fact that Messi is free to negotiate a pre-contract agreement with club from January 1 and could leave for free next summer.

“We have already spoken to the family; we have presented them with a project,” Farre told Radio MARCA when asked about Messi. Leo is going to stay, we are very clear about that, because Leo wants to stay. We have to give him a life project. It will go beyond the years after he has finished playing for Barcelona, I want him to be the honorary president of the club. I want to turn Messi into the [Michael] Jordan of the Chicago Bulls. And help him create a Messi brand, as Jordan did, to give him continuity.”