Argentinian striker Lionel Messi is reportedly not even close to returning to his former club FC Barcelona next summer.
After starting his football career with Newell’s Boys, Lionel Messi joined the Barcelona academy at a very young age. He then graduated from La Masia and was promoted to the Catalans’ main team.
After his promotion, Messi took much less time to settle into the squad. He later became one of the best players in the history of football. Lionel Messi won everything for Barcelona and made it one of the best clubs in the world. Messi’s love for Barcelona was unparalleled and it was often thought that the Argentine superstar would only retire in a Blaugrana shirt.
However, things did not go the way he wanted. Despite Barcelona’s brilliant performances on the pitch, the club was being very poorly managed by the Barcelona management. This resulted in an economic crisis for the Catalans and they failed to register the best player in their club’s history. Messi had to leave his beloved club in the summer of 2020.
Lionel Messi is not close to the return of Barcelona
The Argentine superstar then joined Ligue 1 side Paris Saint Germain on a two-year deal. Despite a difficult first season, Lionel Messi managed to win his first Ligue 1 title.
This season, however, has begun to show the real level of Lionel Messi in the Parc des Princes. Messi has already scored eight goals and provided eight assists so far.
He is currently one of the fittest players in the world. However, Lionel Messi’s contract with PSG will expire at the end of this season.
This gave rise to many rumors suggesting that Lionel Messi would return to the Camp Nou at the start of the next season. However now according to the journalist Alfredo Martínez, Lionel Messi is “very upset” by these rumors of Barcelona.
The report further suggests that the Argentine is not even close to his former team Barcelona at the moment. Although Barça wants to bring Messi back for one last season, it seems very difficult for it to happen now.
Barcelona and Messi do not have a relationship like before. And the most important thing is that the Argentine striker right now doesn’t even think about the future of his club.
Lionel Messi will manage the Argentine national team at the upcoming World Cup in Qatar 2022. This will also be the PSG striker’s last appearance on football’s biggest stage.
Currently he wants to continue his rich form and reach the world cup in the best possible shape.
