Messi Was Never Asked To Play For Free: Laporta

 Laporta admitted the prospect was raised before Messi left for PSG earlier this season. 

 But he has since told TV3: "I want this to be clear. In a radio show, I was told: 'If Messi could have stayed for free?' For free ... I don't know if it would have been possible, but I understand that it could have been. 

 "And for a while I was like, well, it could have been. 

But I never asked Messi to play for free and in that Messi is right because, other than that, he is the best player in the world.

 We knew he had a big offer and that was nonsense. Anyway, it had to come from him, not from me.

 I never said that and a controversy was born which is distorted at the source."

Source:  Tribalfootball