Posted on November 10, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. by Amadou Diawara
At the end of his contract with FC Barcelona, Lionel Messi failed to extend with his club forever. Thus, La Pulga packed his bags and flew to Paris to give a new trajectory to his career on the side of PSG. And while Victor Font suggested to Barça to repatriate Leo Messi after his engagement with the red and blue club on July 1, 2023, Xavi would be the key to this file.
Arrived at FC Barcelona in 2000, Lionel Messi has lived almost his entire life as a footballer in Catalonia. And while she was at the end of the contract on June 30, La Pulga did not manage to agree with Joan Laporta to extend, even though she negotiated for long weeks. with the president of Barça at the end of his lease. To pursue his career, Lionel Messi took over the management of Paris and signed to PSG for two seasons, that is until June 30, 2023. And while she did not has not yet finished his first year in the French capital, the Argentine star is already thinking of making his return to FC Barcelona. “Would I like to come back to Barça? Yes. I've always said that I wish I could help the club and be of service. I would like to be a technical secretary at some point. I don't know if it's going to be in Barcelona or not. Or if it will be some other way. If there is a possibility, I would like to contribute something because this is the club that I love and I would like him to continue to do well, to continue to grow and to be one of the best in the world, ”admitted Leo Messi during an interview with Sport.
“The club must think about how Messi can return to Barça in 2023”
For the same media, Victor Font also spoke on a return of Lionel Messi to FC Barcelona. And according to the opponent of Joan Laporta in the last Catalan presidential elections, the Barça must do what is necessary to repatriate his former captain and number 10 at the end of his contract with PSG. “We had a plan for (Lionel) Messi to stay. I'm sure we would have (stay). They chose to do things differently. We had a proposal to make in the case of Messi, for a lifetime contract. Messi's departure deserved to be done through the front door. From this moment, the club must think about how Messi can return to Barça in 2023 ”, estimated Victor Font.
Leo Messi repatriated to Barça thanks to Xavi?
In the process, Marca examined the chances of FC Barcelona to repatriate Lionel Messi in the summer of 2023. And to believe the Spanish media , the conditions of La Pulga's departure would have marred his relationship with Joan Laporta. However, the repatriation of Xavi to Barça could unblock things and be the key to the return of Lionel Messi to Camp Nou. Case to be continued …