FC Barcelona Vice: “Of course” contact with Lionel Messi – return?

PSG contract ends in summer

According to its vice-president, FC Barcelona is in contact with Lionel Messi about a possible return of the 35-year-old to his heart club. “Beautiful stories in life need a happy ending,” Rafa Yuste said at a club event on Friday, according to Spanish media reports. “Of course we are in contact with Messi.”

The Argentinian world champion’s contract with Paris Saint-Germain ends after this season. He moved to the Seine in the summer of 2021. Messi had to leave Barcelona in tears after around 21 years. The immensely indebted Catalans were simply no longer able to register a new contract for the record world footballer with the association because of the upper limit on salary expenditure in Spain. It’s not the time to talk about Messi’s return, said coach Xavi, but he will be the first to “do everything for him to return”.

According to his own statements, club official Yuste was involved in the negotiations that failed in 2021. It’s still stuck in him like a thorn, he said. “Leo and his family know my affection, they know our affection,” emphasized Yuste. “Of course I would like it if he would come back.” How the club could afford Messi is open. “Barça drops the bomb,” immediately wrote the newspaper “Mundo Deportivo”. “Bomb! Barça is already talking publicly about Messi’s return,” said Sport.

At the beginning of March, LaLiga boss Javier Tebas initially prohibited Barcelona from making any further investments in the squad with a view to the financial situation: “As of today, Barcelona have no space in their budget to spend money in the upcoming transfer window. Barcelona displayed questionable behavior that affected LaLiga and we acted accordingly. We have decided that they cannot sign any more players.”

Sporting disappointment and financial fair play speak against Messi’s whereabouts at PSG

There has been speculation about Messi’s future for a long time. In terms of sport, things are not going as hoped with PSG, the end of the Champions League in the round of 16 against FC Bayern also hit the star striker. Recently he was even whistled at by PSG fans before he was frenetically celebrated with the world champion team in two friendlies in his home country of Argentina. In addition, an extension is also open in view of the rules imposed by financial fair play. The French champion could use the saved salary to work on other construction sites in the squad.

Except for a move to Argentina to home club Newell’s Old Boys from Rosario at some point, there was also speculation about Messi’s engagement in American Major League Soccer. In addition, a horrendous offer from Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia was rumored. Messi moved to Barcelona from Rosario in 2000 and became a superstar with the Catalans. He scored 672 goals in 778 competitive games for Barça and collected 35 titles.

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