Nothing was kept quiet, Xavi and what he does so that Lionel Messi returns to Barça

Lionel Messi ends his contract with PSG in June 2023 and everything indicates that he will not renew his relationship with the Parisians and that his next destination could be FC Barcelona. In this context, for the first time Xavi Hernández, the Catalans' coach, referred to the huge step the club took to achieve the long-awaited return of the top Ballon d'Or winner (7), who won 35 titles with the Catalans.

A couple of days ago, L'Équipe announced that the PSG board is finally not thinking about the renewal of the captain of the Argentine team, since it does not have an economic cushion to maintain the trident made up of Leo, Kylian Mbappé and Neymar. The Frenchman is non-transferable and the Brazilian does not want to move until 2027, which is why they would choose not to put the money that the 'Flea' environment wants for their permanence.

Now, Xavi, unlike what was mentioned weeks ago, when he said that Rosario has a current contract and respects it, said that "he is working on the return" of the best player in history. At a press conference, he stated: “Of course I love Messi. I talk to him a lot, I would love for him to come back and we are working on his return. Hopefully we can see him again in Barcelona, it is the club of his life. It is normal for people to get excited about a Last Dance by Messi, like Michael Jordan”.

How much money could FC Barcelona offer the world champion?

According to the portal 'The Athletic', Lionel Messi, prior to leaving the club in 2021, had agreed a salary of 10 million euros, however, Joan Laporta decided to break the negotiations and the world champion ended up at PSG. The new proposal from the Blaugrana team could be around the same value and even less, since Gerard Romero, a Spanish journalist, maintained that the striker would adapt to the economic reality of Barça.