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Lionel Messi’s potential summer comeback to Barcelona has made great progress. The Argentine international has been strongly linked with a fanciful reunion with La Blaugrana given that his contract with Paris Saint-Germain ends at the end of June.
The PSG club is rumoured to be inclined to letting Messi go since he is reportedly dissatisfied in Paris, despite the fact that he still has a 12-month extension option.
However, given Barcelona’s severe financial circumstances, there is still some doubt about the likelihood of negotiating a deal to bring him back to Catalonia.
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The president of Barcelona, Joan Laporta, met with Messi’s father, Jorge Messi, and agent to begin preliminary talks, according to Daily Mirror sources.
Although the 35-year-old received no formal offer, it is an important step toward the possibility of a deal being reached between the two parties, with Barcelona expected to make a proposal in the coming weeks.
Previously, it came to light that FC Barcelona’s vice president, Rafa Yuste, has reportedly contacted Lionel Messi regarding a potential summer return to the club.
Messi left Barcelona in 2021 to join Paris Saint-Germain, but rumours have been circulating that he may return to his former club. Yuste’s contact with Messi suggests that Barcelona is interested in bringing the Argentine back to the Camp Nou.
The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner’s deal at the Parc des Princes came with the option of an additional year that Messi has thus far been reluctant to take up.
According to a Friday report from Mundo Deportivo, PSG is willing to give Messi “more money and more years” than simply the “plus one.”