India, March 11 -- With the upcoming Barcelona presidential election, drama has taken a new turn as one of the two candidates running against incumbent Joan Laporta has stirred fresh controversy. Victor Font has urged Lionel Messi to respond to recent comments by former Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez.

Xavi, a former teammate of Messi, revealed that Messi was set to return to Barcelona in 2023, but Laporta blocked the move. Since then, Laporta has claimed that Messi wanted to stay out of the spotlight and signed with Inter Miami.

But Font feels that Messi did want to return to Spain, but Laporta blocked the move. "I don't think Messi will say anything between now and Sunday, but I hope he does."

"I hope he tells the truth so that t...