Is messi coming back to barcelona

“I had a lot of hope that I’d be able to come back (to Barcelona), but after living what I lived through and the exit that I had (from Barcelona), I didn’t want to come back to be in the same situation: to wait and see what was going to happen or leave my future in the hands of another person. “I want to enjoy myself again.” It hurt. The return of Messi after two seasons at Paris Saint-Germain was high up on Xavi’s list of transfer priorities, but in the end, Barcelona just couldn’t afford it. It felt like a break-up. Another one. (Photo: Joan Valls/Urbanandsport /NurPhoto via Getty Images) Barcelona fans consider When Argentina triumphed at Qatar 2022, Barcelona went crazy. Messi was a champion again and some locals even felt that the But the circumstances of Messi’s departure from Barca in 2021 were so painful that even then, more than a year later, nobody would have dared to hope he would soon be coming back. Over the past few months, though, that changed. GO DEEPER Why Lionel Messi didn't return to Barcelona - despite both wanting a deal Messi fever began to spread in March, when suddenly there was a lot of noise about him maybe considering returning to Barca, with his contract at Paris Saint-Germain expiring. It stirred up those dormant feelings among the club’s fan base. There was news of meetings between Jorge Messi and Laporta in the Catalan press. And Javier Tebas, president of (Photo: Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images) On May 21, when Barca lifted the La Li...

Can Messi return to Barca? He could, if he decided to take the step of returning, plus he would give all the facilities in the world for that to happen because he knows the club's situation. However, it is now May and there is still no offer from Barca. Plus La Liga has "no idea" if Barcelona is going to propose something to fit with their financial fair play rules which they must follow "to the letter". All this points to one thing: Messi is not going to return to Barcelona. Where are we at the moment? Messi's commitment to PSG ends this summer, and with no movement on extending his stay in France, Barcelona want him back. However, the dreams of just about everyone at the club crash head-on with the stark reality. Barcelona have a wage bill of about 600m euros (£531m) which they need to reduce by at least 200m (£177m). Before they can even make a formal offer to Messi this financial restructuring must happen, because if it does not - forget Messi for a moment - they will not even be able to register new contracts with the likes of Gavi, Araujo, Marcos Alonso and Sergi Roberto, nor finalise any renewals and sign reinforcements for next season with a deal for Athletic Bilbao centre-back Inigo Martinez already agreed. The club will have to present a viability plan to La Liga, which will mean more wage cuts, players sold and others arriving on free transfers. There is even talk about terminating some players' contracts. Only when all this is sorted out can they think about re...

ADVERTISEMENT With Messi's two-year arrangement at the Parc des Princes set to expire on June 30, 2023, however, there has been increased talk of him returning to where it all started as a shy 13-year-old at the Catalans' La Masia academy after switching from hometown club Newell's Old Boys in Rosario. Barca economic vice-president Eduard Romeu said last week that the cash-strapped La Liga leaders, buoyed by the pulling of a series of economic levers in the recent transfer window, can make the numbers work for Messi to thrill the Camp Nou once more given that he would arrive without a price tag attached to his name. On Tuesday afternoon, respected Argentine journalist Veronica Brunati reported that Messi will return to his former employers of over 20 years ahead of the 2023/2024 season, as part of a coup that would allow him to hang his boots up in Europe in Blaugrana. It had previously been said that Messi would not come to a decision on his future until after the World Cup, but Messi has already made his mind up if Brunati's claims are accurate. Cadena SER claimed at the weekend that PSG have a plan in place to stop this from happening, and will offer Messi a two-year deal that pays him something close to the €30mn ($30mn) per season he currently takes home. Barca might struggle to match that figure, and it would be interesting to see if president Joan Laporta would break an alleged club policy that sees no player paid more than €10mn ($10m ) a year in Catalonia.

La Liga president Javier Tebas has been talking about Lionel Messi’s possible return to Barcelona once again in the wake of news that Sergio Busquets will leave at the end of the season. Busquets has announced he’s off once his contract expires, and Tebas thinks that the captain’s exit is a step towards the GOAT being able to head back to Barcelona. “Busquets’s departure is the beginning of the road for Messi to return,” he told Cope. “But to reach the end, they still have to walk many meters. I’m not the one to give them the green light, it will be their economic control.” It’s thought that Barcelona will also have to There’s interest in Messi from Saudi Arabia and Inter Miami, but it’s thought his first choice is to head back to the Camp Nou.

June 7 (Reuters) - Barcelona wished Lionel Messi good luck after the Argentina great expressed his desire Barcelona said in a statement that Messi's father and agent had informed the club on Monday of his decision to move to America instead of returning to Spain. "Barcelona president (Joan) Laporta understood and respected Messi's decision to want to compete in a league with fewer demands, further away from the spotlight and the pressure he has been subject to in recent years," the LaLiga side said. The club added that Laporta and Jorge Messi, Messi's father, agreed to work together to promote a proper tribute from fans to honour the 35-year-old. Messi was linked with a move to Saudi Arabia as well as with a return to Barcelona after playing his final game for Paris St Germain over the weekend. However, the Spanish champions had their hands tied due to LaLiga's financial fair play rules. "If Barcelona didn't work out, I wanted to leave Europe, get out of the spotlight and think more about my family," Messi said on Wednesday. "I didn't want to leave my future in the hands of others. I was looking forward to coming back, but in the end it didn't happen."