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Laporta is hopeful that the 35-year-old will be able to return to Barca before he hangs up his boots.
The U.S. investment firm also has ties to Barcelona's rivals Real Madrid.
The tour marks the first time since 2019 that Real and Barcelona have returned to play in the United States, while Juventus last played there in 2018.
The Brazilian has impressed since arriving at Villa on loan in January after struggling to make an impact at Barcelona.
Barca, in second, are eight points clear of Betis, in fifth, and if they can extend that gap to 11 with three games left to play, their spot in the Champions League will be secure.
While Barca were expecting huge backing at the stadium ESPN reported there were close to 30,000 Eintracht fans among the 79,468 crowd.
Frankfurt go through to the last four and the German club will now be eyeing a first European triumph since they won the UEFA Cup in 1980.
The event was attended by leading personalities from the world of Egyptian football, art, content creators, business as well as representatives from more than 20 national and international embassies and institutions.
The Clasico on Sunday will likely have very little bearing on the current season for either Barcelona or Real Madrid -- but it should set the tone for the next one.
Xavi Hernandez certainly benefited from those reduced expectations during the first few weeks of his tenure.
Napoli emerged with a lot of credit from last week's 1-1 draw at the Camp Nou which leaves the tie on a knife-edge.
The Gabon international moved to Barcelona on a free transfer last month after terminating his contract with English Premier League club Arsenal..
The Catalans crashed out of the Champions League in the group stage with just two goals scored in six matches.
Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez said that he had not seen the incident, but apologised for Araujo's actions.
Messi has scored only two goals in Ligue 1 since his shock move to PSG last August after being forced to leave Barcelona after 21 years as the Catalans could no longer afford his salary.
Barca said they would pay Traore's wages and there is an option to make the deal permanent.
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will have to put recent struggles behind them this weekend as they continue their scrap to finish in La Liga’s top four.
Dembele has been left out of Xavi Hernandez's squad to face Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey last 16 on Thursday night.
No fewer than 54,739 transfers across borders were recorded in 2021.
Aston Villa have signed Brazilian international Philippe Coutinho on a loan deal until the end of the season from Barcelona.
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