I’ve received no message from Messi or his camp over a possibility of returning to Barcelona. As of today, we are not going to be raising this issue, he said.
No longer have a fluid communication with Messi like I did before he left. His departure almost made me feel worse for personal and family reasons rather than just strictly sporting ones.
We’re not considering [Messi’s return]. We are building a new team, with a mix of young players and experience, the symbiosis is working. But Leo is Leo, and he’ll always be a winner.
“For me, it sure wasn’t easy [for him to go], but, as it happened, I thought about the club [finances], I couldn’t put it at more risk. I think we did what we had to do.”
We're not considering [Messi's return]. We are building a new team, with a mix of young players and experience - the symbiosis is working. But Leo is Leo, and he'll always be a winner.
For me, it sure wasn't easy [for him to go], but, as it happened, I thought about the club [finances], I couldn't put it at more risk. I think we did what we had to do.
Messi received a wave of criticism following PSG's Champions League exit at the hands of Real Madrid. He was also booed by angry fans during their league match against Bordeaux.
As a result, Messi has been linked with a return to the Catalan giants, and Barcelona manager Xavi said his former team-mate would always be welcome at the NOU, Camp.
Could Messi be Barça's marquee summer signing after all, then? Romero says that much more information is expected about Messi's future and his return to Barcelona in the coming weeks.
Leaving his boyhood club in tears as a free agent before this season, as Barça could not offer him a new deal and navigate a strict La Liga salary cap, Messi is still under contract at PSG until next year but could force an exit.
His re-arrival in Catalonia is perhaps not something the local press would agree with, however. This weekend, they have slated both the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner and Neymar while stating that their best days are behind the South American pair.
Leo is still loved and admired for his exceptional track record at Barça, but his absence from the Camp Nou is no longer lamented or criticized in view of his disappointing performance at the Qatari club, Sport wrote. He bet on petrodollars, he let himself be dazzled by Paris and chose a star club that has not been able to make a soccer team. He dreamed of a stage of glory and titles, but the reality is very different, he lives a sports ordeal.
Although Leo thinks about it in his dreams, there is no going back, the daily newspaper continued. The rumor of a possible return to the Camp Nou is not believed. Barça does not need a decadent Messi.
Therefore: Lionel Messi wants to make a sensational summer return to FC Barcelona and leave Paris Saint Germain, with his camp having already sounded out the potential move, according to reports. Is an nightmare
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