Barcelona could have left it "too late" to mastermind a Camp Nou return for Lionel Messi.
That is in accordance with Spanish soccer skilled Guillem Balague, who reckons a Catalan homecoming for the Argentine celebrity has slipped away. Messi has been touted for a grand Barca comeback nearly from the second he departed for Paris Saint-Germain in August 2021. Monetary woes left the La Liga giants unable to increase the 35-year-old's contract and he bid farewell in a tearful press convention earlier than heading for the French capital
Messi's first season with PSG was rated underwhelming and though he is hit one thing like prime kind within the run-up to the Qatar World Cup, it may nicely be his final season with the Parisiens. The legendary ahead's contract expires on the finish of the season and The Athletic reported earlier this week that MLS outfit Inter Miami - half owned by David Beckham - have been rising more and more assured they'd be capable to lure Messi throughout the Atlantic in a surprising coup for the US recreation. At issues stand, Balague believes a contract renewal at PSG or the wildcard transfer to Miami are extra probably than a second spell with Barcelona, regardless of president Joan Laporta's burning need to carry the membership's biggest ever participant again for one last hurrah.
Talking to ARA, Balague stated: “Barça let Messi slip away too shortly and we noticed that the departure affected the entity's earnings and sporting trajectory. The sponsors have been misplaced and the staff will play within the Europa League two years in a row.
"Right this moment, we discuss too evenly concerning the return of Messi, with no industrial or sporting plan behind it, and all the time when issues go flawed. If they need Leo again, now's the time to barter.
"These items are achieved six months upfront and I do know that, on their half, the refusal doesn't exist. In the event that they actually need it again, it is too late. As a result of PSG have the renewal prepared and Inter Miami have been working for a while to signal him”.