Lionel Messi is leaving PSG. Image: Twitter @PSG_English
Lionel Messi could be making an emotional return to Barcelona, who are rumoured to be in talks to hijack a move to Al-Hilal from PSG.
Lionel Messi is leaving PSG. Image: Twitter @PSG_English
With Lionel Messi officially departing PSG, the popular expectation was for him to move to Saudi Arabia and their Pro League with Al-Hilal. However, there’s a huge twist in the tail with his old club Barcelona entering the frame.
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As reported by Fabrizio Romano, Lionel Messi’s father Jorge is in negotiations with Barcelona president Joan Laporta to discuss Messi’s potential return. It’s a plan already rubber-stamped by LaLiga.
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If Messi does complete a sensational return to the Catalan club, it will be less than two years after his teary, emotionally charged exit in 2021. The club’s fans and hierarchy would surely welcome him back with open arms, but it remains to be seen how they’ll need to reshuffle their wage bill to accommodate the great man on their books.
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