Barcelona boss Xavi has revealed that the membership have held talks with La Liga about Lionel Messi’s potential return to the Camp Nou this summer time.
The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner is out of contract at PSG on the finish of the season, and hypothesis over a Barca homecoming has intensified as he seems unlikely to increase his keep in France.
Barca stay in a decent spot financially, although, and any deal for Messi must adjust to La Liga’s strict monetary truthful play (FFP) guidelines.
Chatting with the media forward of Barca’s residence conflict with Betis on Saturday evening – the place three factors will take them one other massive step nearer to claiming their first La Liga title in 4 years – Xavi mentioned:
“Sure, [Barcelona met with La Liga]. however not just for the doable arrival of Leo. We’ll see with the intention to enhance the squad subsequent yr, however it’s not the necessary subject; there’s nonetheless a league to win.
“Tomorrow [Saturday], we now have a key recreation and that is the necessary subject. This [transfers] is a matter of Mateu [Alemany, Barcelona’s Director of Football] and informs us – however, in concept, all the pieces goes nicely. Ultimately, we do not know if it may occur or not. It’s extremely quickly to speak about it. We’re targeted on the match towards Betis and on profitable La Liga, which might give us a whole lot of stability. We are going to discuss doable signings.”
Messi and Xavi performed alongside one another throughout essentially the most profitable interval in Barcelona’s historical past, twice profitable the Champions League below Pep Guardiola.
Xavi retired in 2015, earlier than taking on as supervisor in 2021; Messi left Barca only a matter of months earlier than his former teammate’s arrival within the dugout, after the membership had been unable to afford to resume his contract.
However it’s not all been plain crusing for Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain at PSG, whose followers have turned on him amid reported tensions with fellow famous person ahead Kylian Mbappe.
