Argentina soccer world champion Lionel Messi’s father and business manager, Jorge Messi, on Monday confirmed his son’s desire to return to Spanish side Barcelona, ​​but indicated that no decision has been made in this regard. So far.
Messi’s father confirmed that he met with Barcelona club president Joan Laborta on Monday.
Asked if Barcelona was Messi’s favorite destination, Jorge said with a smile, “Yes,” adding, “I’d love to.” I’d love for the seven-time World Player of the Year to return to Catalonia.
Jorge Messi told reporters that Lionel will make his decision soon, but “I don’t know what the decision will be, I don’t know at the moment, we have to discuss a lot of things.”
The Argentina star, who won the World Cup with his country at the World Cup in Qatar, played his last game at French side Paris Saint-Germain last Saturday, as they lost 2-3 to their hosts Clermont-Ferrand in the local competition. League.
Messi moved to the French capital from Barcelona in 2021.
Barcelona have shown great desire to regain the services of Messi, the greatest goalscorer in their history, especially Laporta and coach Xavi Hernandez, who played with him for many years, despite the financial problems the Catalan club has experienced.
Barcelona are still waiting for the league to accept the economic feasibility submitted to register the players. According to local newspapers, Barcelona have yet to make an official offer to sign Messi.
A source close to the Al-Hilal club revealed to AFP that they have sent a high-level team to Paris to finalize a deal with Messi.
“A Saudi delegation is in Paris with one goal, which is Messi’s return to the Saudi offer with official approval,” the source said.
A second source familiar with the negotiations confirmed that “we are in the final stages of a deal”.
“If everything goes well, Messi will sign his new contract and Al Hilal will announce the deal by the end of the week,” he said.