Barcelona presidential hopeful Victor Font said on Wednesday that Lionel Messi will be the first person he calls if he wins next year's elections.

The Catalan giants are set to hold presidential elections in 2026 and the Spanish businessman is again considered the main rival to challenge current chief, Joan Laporta.

Font, 53, lost to Laporta in the 2021 presidential elections.

"The first call I'll make when we win the elections will be to Leo Messi," Font told El Mundo Deportivo.

"It will be the first phone call I make."

Messi, 38, spent most of his career at Barça before making a hasty exit to Paris Saint-Germain in 2021 due to the Catalan club's financial problems.

The Inter Miami star made a surprise visit to the Camp Nou last week while on international duty with Argentin

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