Barcelona has confirmed that they are in talks with Lionel Messi about bringing him back to the club when his contract with PSG expires in June.<\/p>\n
According to ESPN, Vice President Rafa Yuste confirmed Friday that the club was looking into re-signing Messi, who left for PSG in 2021, with coach Xavi Hernandez later adding that he hoped to see the Argentine back at Camp Nou.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am still gutted he couldn\u2019t continue here,\u201d Yuste said at a news conference. \u201cOf course, I would like him to come back, because of what he represents on a sporting, social and economic level.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are in contact with them (Messi\u2019s camp), yes. Beautiful stories should have happy endings, and there is a mutual love between the two parties.\u201d<\/p>\n
Messi, 35, left two years ago after two decades in Catalonia because Barca could not afford to renew his contract. The financial side of any return this summer remains an obstacle.<\/p>\n
Barca need to knock more than \u20ac150 million off their annual spending \u2013 or raise money through transfers \u2013 to comply with LaLiga\u2019s economic regulations and be able to sign players and register contract renewals.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe still have two months to work hard to present our revenue and sustainability plan to (LaLiga president Javier) Tebas,\u201d Yuste added when asked whether bringing Messi back was really possible.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t like to speak about Leo because he is a PSG player, but if all the conditions are met, we are open to the possibility. (Barca) president (Joan Laporta) has been with Leo\u2019s father, and there is a good relationship.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, there is no plan to go on the attack because we don\u2019t want PSG to see it like that. If it happens, it will be because destiny takes you back to where you have to go. If all the conditions come together and Leo comes back to Barcelona, it would be the perfect ending to a very happy story.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Barca coach Xavi, who played alongside Messi, it depended more on what the Argentina forward wanted to do next than money.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is the fair play issue, but more than anything it depends on Leo\u2019s intentions and (if he wants) to come back,\u201d ESPN quoted him as saying during a news conference ahead of Saturday\u2019s trip to Elche.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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