Lionel Messi wants a farewell in Barcelona, will the Argentine return to Spain?

Lionel Messi is eight times golden. The Argentine player from Inter Miami won his eighth Ballon d'Or, a record never seen before and that will certainly be very difficult to surpass for future generations. Lionel Messi won the 2022 World Cup, which gave him this award above important talents such as Kylian Mbappe or Erling Haaland. The reality is that once Messi won the World Cup with Argentina, it was very difficult for the award to be taken away from him.

The Argentine striker had a positive season at PSG, but what ended up defining everything was his team's feat in the 2022 World Cup. Lionel Messi and company placed themselves significantly among the best teams in the world and won the third world in the history of Argentina. After winning the Ballon d'Or, Messi gave an emotional speech and then attended a press conference, where he left interesting messages.

The former FC Barcelona player had words for his former team in Spain, where he certainly became a legend. Inter Miami, which then had the great gesture with Barça by ensuring that "I was lucky to be in the best team in the world, the best club. The best team in history. That made it easier to win individual titles" - I said another day that Argentina was close to that team and they misunderstood me. Nobody doubts that Barça was the best in history and it will be almost impossible to see something similar."

Does Messi want to say goodbye to FC Barcelona?

“Obviously I would love to be able to say goodbye to people in another way. I think there was a strange feeling when I left and I think it's not good with everything we shared and experienced together, with everything we gave each other. Not to end in a way that we have to end... I think I deserve to say goodbye to those people with whom we have experienced so many joys and sadness throughout my career. Barcelona is my home, I love the club and my people. If he is obviously delighted to be there,” said Lionel Messi.