Barcelona president reveals plan for sensational Lionel Messi transfer return and believes the ‘chapter isn’t over’
BARCELONA president Joan Laporta believes Lionel Messi could make a stunning return to the club.
Messi, 34, left for Paris Saint-Germain last summer after Barcelona were unable to renew his contract.
The Argentine departed the club in tears and not long after leaving.
He still has a year remaining on his PSG contract but beyond that his future is uncertain – opening the door for a potential return.
Barca chief Laporta is certainly keen to see the superstar back to Catalonia and feels bad about the manner in which he left.
In an interview with Laporta said: “I don’t believe Messi’s chapter at Barcelona is over.
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“And I believe it is our responsibility to make sure that chapter is still open, that it hasn’t closed.
“To have a moment to do it how it should have been done so that he may have a much more splendid ending than what he had.
“If I feel like I owe him one? Yes.
“Morally, as the president of Barcelona, I think I did what needed to be done. But also as Barcelona’s president, and personally, I believe I owe him one.”
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Although Messi only contributed six league goals last season PSG want Messi to agree a one-year contract extension.
No formal offer has been made as of yet – and it is understood Messi wants to wait until after the World Cup to make a decision.
Messi did not live up to his usual heights in Ligue Un but generated £600million in revenue for the French champions.
His transfer signing helped PSG to bring in ten new sponsorship agreements with the likes of Dior, Gorillas, Crypto.com, Autohero, GOAT, Smart Good Things, Infinity Sports Water, Geekvape, PlayBetR, Volt and Big Cola.