The now 38-year-old unceremoniously left Barcelona back in 2021due to the club’s financial issues, going on to spend two years at PSG.
Messi has been linked with a return to the club ever since, and presidential candidate Font I hoping to make that a reality.
Font told Mundo Deportivo: "Personally, as a Barca fan, I get goosebumps, but obviously this depends on him, and what we shouldn't do is try to use him.
“I think Laporta has done it, and he's done it many times, and I think he's done it wrong; the most blatant example was during the elections.
“Another example of a broken promise, and I believe Messi shouldn't be used, but Messi needs to know that the first thing I'll do when I win the elections is pick up the phone and call him. It will be the first phone call I make.
“Our obligation is to speak with everyone who can make contributions for the future, and it's important that we know their intentions.
“But what I'm saying is also important: we need to understand that these are club assets. And using them makes no sense. But as I said, the first call I'll make when we win the elections will be to Leo Messi."