FC Barcelona have just won their 27th LaLiga title but it seems that Barça fans will have a better gift for the upcoming season: the possible return of Lionel Messi. As is well known, the Rosario will not renew his relationship with the Paris St Germain and he will stay on as a free agent, so his return to the Catalan club seems more realistic than was imagined, especially given statements by its president Joan Laporta.
A day after receiving the league title, the Blaugrana coach confirmed he spoke directly with the Argentine team’s captain and even dared to leave a message for the other teams who are trying to snag the services of Lionel Messi.
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What did Joan Laporta say about Lionel Messi?
The President of FC Barcelona first assured that “you can compete with Saudi Arabia and with anyone”, referring to the 400 million euros that FC Barcelona is paying for it Al Hilal to today’s PSG player.
“Barça is Barça and it is their home. But we don’t want to go into big numbers because that would be a step backwards. These are not numbers that we can face, neither with Messi nor with anyone,” Laporta continued in the dialogue with TV3’s Els Matins.
But that wasn’t all as the boss admitted to speaking directly to Messi. “I spoke to Leo to reverse the situation that had arisen. We’ve been sending messages lately. He has returned (to Barcelona) and there is a relationship,” he concluded.
FC Barcelona plan to repatriate Lionel Messi
It must be stressed that the Catalan team is working on an economic restructuring to have Lionel Messi back and that plan has to be approved by LaLiga for reasons of financial fair play. Of course, Laporta’s priority at the moment is To those who have renewed their contract, such as Gavi, Araujo, Marcos Alonso and Sergi Roberto.