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The probable return of Lionel Messi to FC Barcelona, even if it seems more and more unlikely, is gaining momentum day by day. And the newest or latest episode is the announced meeting between his father Jorge Messi and Barcelona president Joan Laporta to discuss the subject.
Will Lionel Messi return to Barcelona as a player? This is the question that everyone is asking and it is the desire of the fans of the Catalan club, who want the former captain of the club to come and finish his career in his home as it should have happened. And if this possibility is increasingly announced, it is taking shape. At least, this is what Catalunya Ràdio reveals, announcing that there will soon be a new meeting with the father and agent of the player with the main topic: the return of Leo Messi.
In fact, Joan Laporta was clear when he talked about Leo Messi in his last media appearance on the YouTube channel The business and money behind sports: “I have to find a way to improve the current relationship of Messi with Barça. We will see, but he knows that the doors of Barça are open to him. However, as a reminder, it has already been announced in the Catalan press that the club has a plan to try to recover the Argentine as a free agent, based on the offer of a salary not very high, but a percentage of the commercial benefits generated by his return. Yesterday, Catalunya Ràdio took another step in this direction, assuring that, after the first summit that the president and Jorge Messi, the father of the Argentine crack, held, another is already planned that should arrive in the coming days.
In this one, instead of talking about the tribute, the possibility that Messi joins Barcelona this summer would be directly addressed. And all this at the request of Leo Messi, who is still in contact with Xavi Hernandez, the coach of Barcelona. This news is in line with what Kun Agüero, a close friend of Leo Messi, said: “It’s 50-50, but Laporta must make an effort to sign Messi. If Laporta makes the step, Messi will return,” said Agüero at one of the events preceding the final of the King’s League at the Camp Nou. The former Azulgrana during the first part of the 2021-22 season, until a heart problem forced him to retire, has a direct link with Messi and his words are not anecdotal. “Leo was born in Barcelona and he must retire in Barcelona,” proclaims Kun.
Moreover, during the Kings League final held at Camp Nou, Sergio Agüero and Joan Laporta had a significant conversation on Sunday night at Camp Nou after a party where more than 90,000 people chanted the name of Leo Messi. That’s why last weekend the Barcelona president reopened the doors of the club to the return of the Argentine striker, while the former striker, a great friend of the former Barça captain also urged Laporta to take the step to bring him back.
